Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Native Caper

Dendrogale melanura compared with Capparis canescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Capparis
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native Caper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.