Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tupaiidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Thyroptera
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.