Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Red melastome

Dendrogale melanura compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Melastoma
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.