†subfamily Ptilocercinae Lyon 1913 (tree shrew)
Mammalia - Scandentia - Tupaiidae
Parent taxon: Tupaiidae according to L. Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Adapisoriculinae, Anathana, Dendrogale, Eodendrogale, Tupaiinae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-frugivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ptilocercinae in the database