Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Creeping Cotoneaster

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cotoneaster adpressus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Creeping Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Tupaiidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Dendrogale	Cotoneaster
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cotoneaster adpressus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.