Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Raphia Palm

Dendrogale melanura compared with Raphia farinifera

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Raphia Palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Raphia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Raphia farinifera

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Raphia Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Raphia Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cameroon, Comoros, Madagascar, and Seychelles.

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.