Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Dendrogale melanura compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tupaiidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Lepilemur
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.