Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs fire moss

Dendrogale melanura compared with Ceratodon purpureus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while fire moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	fire moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Ceratodon
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Ceratodon purpureus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

fire moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	fire moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fire moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.