Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Pith Plant

Dendrogale melanura compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tupaiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Aeschynomene
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.