Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs king colobus

Dendrogale melanura compared with Colobus polykomos

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while king colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	king colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tupaiidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Dendrogale	Colobus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and king colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

king colobus

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.