Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Northern Firefly

Dendrogale melanura compared with Pyractomena borealis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Northern Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tupaiidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Pyractomena
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.