Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Fiveangled dodder

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Tupaiidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Dendrogale Cuscuta
Species Dendrogale melanura Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Fiveangled dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), 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.

Fiveangled dodder

No description available.

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