Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Mantled Baskettail

Dendrogale melanura compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tupaiidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Epitheca
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Mantled Baskettail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Mantled Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.