Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs False Water Rat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tupaiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dendrogale	Xeromys
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and False Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.