Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Devil's Bit

Dendrogale melanura compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Devil's Bit
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Tupaiidae Acanthaceae
Genus Dendrogale Ruellia
Species Dendrogale melanura Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Devil's Bit
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Devil's Bit

No description available.

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