Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Dense-flowered Fumitory

Dendrogale melanura compared with Fumaria densiflora

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Dense-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dense-flowered Fumitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Fumaria
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Fumaria densiflora

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dense-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dense-flowered Fumitory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.