Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Floating Bur-Reed

Dendrogale melanura compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Typhaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Sparganium
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.