Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Leightons linsang

Dendrogale melanura compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Leightons linsang
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tupaiidae	Viverridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Poiana
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Poiana leightoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Leightons linsang share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leightons linsang

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.