Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Laurustinus

Dendrogale melanura compared with Viburnum tinus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Laurustinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Laurustinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Viburnum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Laurustinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurustinus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.