Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Dendrogale melanura compared with Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Red-legged Sun Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tupaiidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dendrogale	Heliosciurus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Red-legged Sun Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.