Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Dendrogale melanura compared with Erebia mnestra

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Mnestra’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tupaiidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Dendrogale	Erebia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Mnestra’s Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

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.