Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Cut-Grass

Dendrogale melanura compared with Leersia oryzoides

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Cut-Grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Cut-Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dendrogale	Leersia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Leersia oryzoides

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cut-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cut-Grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iran), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.