Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Lowveld Bead-string

Dendrogale melanura compared with Alchornea laxiflora

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Lowveld Bead-string is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lowveld Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Alchornea
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Alchornea laxiflora

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lowveld Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lowveld Bead-string
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowveld Bead-string

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.