Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Flat-topped Thorn

Dendrogale melanura compared with Vachellia sieberiana

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Flat-topped Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Flat-topped Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tupaiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Vachellia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Vachellia sieberiana

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-topped Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Flat-topped Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-topped Thorn

Habitat

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

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.