Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Crying Tree

Dendrogale melanura compared with Euphorbia cupularis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Crying Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Crying Tree
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	Euphorbia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Euphorbia cupularis

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crying Tree

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.