Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Chinaroot

Dendrogale melanura compared with Smilax china

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Smilax
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Smilax china

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.