Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs chilte

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cnidoscolus elasticus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Cnidoscolus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cnidoscolus elasticus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.