Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Foxtail copperleaf

Dendrogale melanura compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Foxtail copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Acalypha
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Foxtail copperleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, 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.