Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Queen sago

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Queen sago is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Queen sago
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Cycas
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cycas circinalis

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Queen sago
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Queen sago

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.