Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Brook Snaketail

Dendrogale melanura compared with Ophiogomphus aspersus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Brook Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Brook Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tupaiidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Ophiogomphus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Ophiogomphus aspersus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Brook Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Brook Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Brook Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brook Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Brook Snaketail

The Brook Snaketail (Ophiogomphus aspersus) is a species in the genus Ophiogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.