Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Cladonia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.