Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Chilean devil ray

Dendrogale melanura compared with Mobula tarapacana

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Chilean devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Chilean devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Tupaiidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Mobula
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Mobula tarapacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Chilean devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Chilean devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chilean devil ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Chilean devil ray

The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.