Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs limestone fern

Dendrogale melanura compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Gymnocarpium
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.