Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Dendrogale melanura compared with Serruria linearis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Needle-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Serruria
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Serruria linearis

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

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.