Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Rattan

Dendrogale melanura compared with Eremospatha cuspidata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Rattan
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	Eremospatha
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Eremospatha cuspidata

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Rattan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rattan

Habitat

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

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.