Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Curran’s Pitogo

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Cycas
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.