Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tupaiidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Rhinophylla
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.