Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Marsh Firetail

Dendrogale melanura compared with Telebasis digiticollis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Marsh Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Marsh Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tupaiidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Telebasis
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Telebasis digiticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Marsh Firetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.