Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Grey Tooth

Dendrogale melanura compared with Phellodon melaleucus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Grey Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Grey 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 melaleucus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.