Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Heller's Broad-nosed 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	Platyrrhinus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.