Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Mealy Tooth

Dendrogale melanura compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Hydnellum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.