Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Dendrogale melanura compared with Chiropodomys gliroides

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tupaiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dendrogale	Chiropodomys
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Chiropodomys gliroides

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.