Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Lesser bilby

Dendrogale melanura compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Tupaiidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Macrotis
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

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.