Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Floating Fern

Dendrogale melanura compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Salvinia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.