Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs foothill flat sedge

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cyperus amabilis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while foothill flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Cyperus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.