Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs caimito

Dendrogale melanura compared with Pouteria caimito

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	caimito
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Pouteria
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Pouteria caimito

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

caimito

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

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.

caimito

The Caimito (Pouteria caimito) is a species in the genus Pouteria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.