Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Fused Tooth

Dendrogale melanura compared with Phellodon confluens

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Fused Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Fused Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Phellodon
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Phellodon confluens

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Fused Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fused Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.