Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Drooping Tonguefern

Dendrogale melanura compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Elaphoglossum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.