Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs cape hare

Dendrogale melanura compared with Lepus capensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	cape hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Tupaiidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Dendrogale	Lepus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Lepus capensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and cape hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

cape hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cape hare

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Italy.

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.

cape hare

The Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.