Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Butterfly tree

Dendrogale melanura compared with Bauhinia purpurea

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Butterfly tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Butterfly tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Tupaiidae Fabaceae
Genus Dendrogale Bauhinia
Species Dendrogale melanura Bauhinia purpurea

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Butterfly tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Butterfly tree
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butterfly tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Butterfly tree

The Butterfly tree (Bauhinia purpurea) is a species in the genus Bauhinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found

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