Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Fishtail Cup

Dendrogale melanura compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Gyromitra
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Fishtail Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.