vs Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Dendrogale melanura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales) Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family Chordariaceae Tupaiidae
Genus Asperococcus Dendrogale
Species Asperococcus ensiformis Dendrogale melanura

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

The Bornean Smooth-tailed Treeshrew (Dendrogale melanura) is a species in the genus Dendrogale. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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