Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Erect Brome

Dendrogale melanura compared with Bromus erectus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Erect Brome is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Erect Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dendrogale	Bromus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Bromus erectus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Erect Brome

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Erect Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Erect Brome

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.