Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Parnassus Dandelion

Dendrogale melanura compared with Taraxacum parnassicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Parnassus Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tupaiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dendrogale	Taraxacum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Taraxacum parnassicum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Parnassus Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parnassus Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.