Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Large-leaved Myrtle

Dendrogale melanura compared with Eugenia erythrophylla

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Large-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Eugenia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Eugenia erythrophylla

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Large-leaved Myrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

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.