Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Horsetail

Dendrogale melanura compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Equisetum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.