Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Dudley'S Rush

Dendrogale melanura compared with Juncus tenuis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Dudley'S Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dudley'S Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Juncus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Juncus tenuis

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dudley'S Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Dudley'S Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dudley'S Rush

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.