Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs

Dendrogale melanura compared with Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Chordariaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Mikrosyphar
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae is a small, endophytic brown alga in the order Ectocarpales that parasitizes red algae in the genus Polysiphonia. It penetrates into the cortical tissue of its host, forming small pustules visible on the host thallus surface. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found in temperate coastal marine environments in the Northern Hemisphere.