Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Dog's Mercury Rust

Dendrogale melanura compared with Melampsora populnea

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dog's Mercury Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Melampsora
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Melampsora populnea

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dog's Mercury Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog's Mercury Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.