Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs large-seed dodder

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Cuscuta
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.