Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Lesser Scalewort

Dendrogale melanura compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Frullania
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.