Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs long yam

Dendrogale melanura compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Dioscorea
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.