Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Dragon Tree

Dendrogale melanura compared with Dracaena camerooniana

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Dragon Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dragon Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Dracaena
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Dracaena camerooniana

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dragon Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dragon Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dragon Tree

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.