Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Goa-bean

Dendrogale melanura compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tupaiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Psophocarpus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.