Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tupaiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dendrogale	Aproteles
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Aproteles bulmerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Bulmer's Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.