Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Finger Grass

Dendrogale melanura compared with Limnophila chinensis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Finger Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Finger Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Limnophila
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Limnophila chinensis

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Finger Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Finger Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Singapore.

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.