Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Prickled ray

Dendrogale melanura compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Prickled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Tupaiidae	Rajidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Malacoraja
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray

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.