Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Orange Tooth

Dendrogale melanura compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Hydnellum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.