Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Dendrogale melanura compared with Dendrolagus inustus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Grizzled Tree-kangaroo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tupaiidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Dendrogale	Dendrolagus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Dendrolagus inustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Grizzled Tree-kangaroo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

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.