Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs desert cottontail

Dendrogale melanura compared with Sylvilagus audubonii

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while desert cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	desert cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Tupaiidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Dendrogale	Sylvilagus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Sylvilagus audubonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and desert cottontail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

desert cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	desert cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.