Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Dot-backed Antbird

Dendrogale melanura compared with Hylophylax punctulatus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Dot-backed Antbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dot-backed Antbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Tupaiidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Hylophylax
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Hylophylax punctulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Dot-backed Antbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dot-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dot-backed Antbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dot-backed Antbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.