Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Papyrus

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Cyperus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.