Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Bush clockvine

Dendrogale melanura compared with Thunbergia erecta

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Bush clockvine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Bush clockvine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Tupaiidae Acanthaceae
Genus Dendrogale Thunbergia
Species Dendrogale melanura Thunbergia erecta

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Bush clockvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bush clockvine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Bush clockvine

The Bush clockvine (Thunbergia erecta) is a species in the genus Thunbergia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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