Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs iron-grass

Dendrogale melanura compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Spermacoce
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iron-grass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.