Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Malayan-sword

Dendrogale melanura compared with Aglaonema simplex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Araceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Aglaonema
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan-sword

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.