Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Dowdy Plume

Dendrogale melanura compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tupaiidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Stenoptilia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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.