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Glires
Glires Gli"res, n. pl. [L., dormice.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of mammals; the Rodentia. -- Gli"rine, a.

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- Glires (/ˈɡlaɪəriːz, -aɪərz/[citation needed], Latin glīrēs 'dormice') is a clade (sometimes ranked as a grandorder) consisting of rodents and lagomorphs...
- Euarchontoglires (from: Euarchonta ("true rulers") + Glires ("dormice")), synonymous with Supraprimates, is a clade and a superorder of placental mammals...
- Scandentia Glires...
- Over 70% of mammal species are in the orders Rodentia, Chiroptera, and Eulipotyphla. Rodentia (40.5%) Chiroptera (22.2%) Eulipotyphla (8.8%) Primates (7...
- two). However, Simplicidentata is now defined as including all members of Glires (the clade formed by lagomorphs and rodents) that share a more recent common...
- treeshrews as sister to both Glires and Primatomorpha cannot be ruled out. Some studies place Scandentia as sister of the Glires, which would invalidate Euarchonta:...
- within Euarchonta. Some studies, however, place Scandentia as sister of Glires (lagomorphs and rodents), in an unnamed sister clade of the Primatomorpha...
- common ancestor between lagomorphs and rodents and place them in the clade Glires. Rabbit physiology is suited to escaping predators and surviving in various...
- sister groups, sharing a single common ancestor and forming the clade of Glires. Most rodents are small animals with robust bodies, short limbs, and long...
- murina – Linnaeus's mouse opossum Didelphis dorsigerasynonym of murina Glires have two cutting fore-teeth in each jaw, but no tusks, feet with claws formed...