Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs five-striped squirrel

Dendrogale melanura compared with Callosciurus quinquestriatus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while five-striped squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	five-striped squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dendrogale	Callosciurus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Callosciurus quinquestriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

five-striped squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	five-striped squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

five-striped squirrel

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.