Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Dendrogale melanura compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Botrychium
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.