Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Long-winged Groundling

Dendrogale melanura compared with Gelechia cuneatella

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Long-winged Groundling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-winged Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tupaiidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Gelechia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Gelechia cuneatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Long-winged Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-winged Groundling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-winged Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-winged Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.