Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Dendrogale melanura compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Tupaiidae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Chaeropus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Pig-footed bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Pig-footed bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pig-footed bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.