Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Flag Iris

Dendrogale melanura compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Tupaiidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Iris
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Flag Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.