Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Fishing Cat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tupaiidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dendrogale	Prionailurus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishing Cat

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.