Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs large marsh rush

Dendrogale melanura compared with Juncus acutus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while large marsh rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	large marsh rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Juncus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Juncus acutus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

large marsh rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	large marsh rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large marsh rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and Portugal.

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.