Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Carelessweed

Dendrogale melanura compared with Amaranthus spinosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Carelessweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Tupaiidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Dendrogale Amaranthus
Species Dendrogale melanura Amaranthus spinosus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 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.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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