Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Malayan civet

Dendrogale melanura compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tupaiidae	Viverridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Viverra
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

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.