Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs False Grass-poly

Dendrogale melanura compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while False Grass-poly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	False Grass-poly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Lythrum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

False Grass-poly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	False Grass-poly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Grass-poly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.