Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Forest Ironplum

Dendrogale melanura compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Forest Ironplum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Drypetes
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Forest Ironplum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.