Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Dendrogale melanura compared with Monodelphis scalops

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Long-nosed short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Tupaiidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Monodelphis
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Monodelphis scalops

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Long-nosed short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

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.