Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Love Apple

Dendrogale melanura compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Paris
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Love Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. 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.