Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs groundhog

Dendrogale melanura compared with Marmota monax

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while groundhog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	groundhog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tupaiidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dendrogale	Marmota
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.