Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Javan Myna

Dendrogale melanura compared with Acridotheres javanicus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Javan Myna is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Javan Myna
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Tupaiidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Acridotheres
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Acridotheres javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Javan Myna share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Javan Myna

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Javan Myna

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (5 countries) and Europe (Norway). 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.