Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Highwater Grass

Dendrogale melanura compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dendrogale	Sporobolus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and 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.