Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Heath Button

Dendrogale melanura compared with Acleris hyemana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Heath Button
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Tupaiidae Tortricidae
Genus Dendrogale Acleris
Species Dendrogale melanura Acleris hyemana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Heath Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Heath Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Heath Button
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Heath Button

No description available.

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