Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Poplar Rust

Dendrogale melanura compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Poplar Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Melampsora
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Poplar Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.