Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tupaiidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Brachyuromys
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

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.