Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Dendrogale melanura compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Tupaiidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Hemiechinus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.