Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Dendrogale melanura compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Heteranthera
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.