Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Dendrogale melanura compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Tupaiidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Atelerix
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.