Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs flax dodder

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	flax 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 epilinum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.