Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Elephant Apple

Dendrogale melanura compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Dillenia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.