Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Floating Sundew

Dendrogale melanura compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Drosera
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, 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.