Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Eastern Forktail

Dendrogale melanura compared with Ischnura verticalis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Eastern Forktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Eastern Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tupaiidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Ischnura
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Eastern Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.