Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Flax Flea Beetle

Dendrogale melanura compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tupaiidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Longitarsus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Longitarsus parvulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Flax Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.