Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs cheken

Dendrogale melanura compared with Luma chequen

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew cheken
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Tupaiidae Myrtaceae
Genus Dendrogale Luma
Species Dendrogale melanura Luma chequen

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew cheken
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cheken

Habitat

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

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.

cheken

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

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