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1. Tree Shrews

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   Tree shrews, comprising the order Scandentia, represent a distinctive group of small, arboreal or semi-terrestrial Eutheria endemic to Southeast Asia. Historically classified variously among Insectivora, Primates, or the now obsolete Menotyphla, molecular and morphological evidence firmly establishes Scandentia as a distinct mammalian order. Their ambiguous phylogenetic position—sometimes referred to as the 'proto-primate' due to archaic features—has…