Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs False Swift

Dendrogale melanura compared with Borbo fallax

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while False Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew False Swift
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Tupaiidae Hesperiidae
Genus Dendrogale Borbo
Species Dendrogale melanura Borbo fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

False Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew False Swift
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

False Swift

No description available.

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