Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs cotton aphid

Dendrogale melanura compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Tupaiidae	Aphididae
Genus	Dendrogale	Aphis
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and cotton aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.