Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Dendrogale melanura compared with Notomys longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dendrogale	Notomys
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Notomys longicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

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.