Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Gray-backed Tern

Dendrogale melanura compared with Onychoprion lunatus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Gray-backed Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Gray-backed Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Tupaiidae	Laridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Onychoprion
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Onychoprion lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Gray-backed Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Gray-backed Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.