Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs intermediate polypody

Dendrogale melanura compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Polypodium
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.