Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs dooryard sowbug

Dendrogale melanura compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Tupaiidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Porcellio
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), 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.