Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Mountain yam

Dendrogale melanura compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Dioscorea
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.