Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Plain-breasted Piculet

Dendrogale melanura compared with Picumnus castelnau

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Plain-breasted Piculet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Plain-breasted Piculet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Tupaiidae	Picidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Picumnus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Picumnus castelnau

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Plain-breasted Piculet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Plain-breasted Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Plain-breasted Piculet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain-breasted Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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.