Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs New Guinean planigale

Dendrogale melanura compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Tupaiidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Planigale
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.