Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs forked veilwort

Dendrogale melanura compared with Metzgeria furcata

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while forked veilwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Metzgeria
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	forked veilwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forked veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.