Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Red ash

Dendrogale melanura compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Tupaiidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Alphitonia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.