Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Red Mouse Opossum

Dendrogale melanura compared with Marmosa rubra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Red Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Tupaiidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Marmosa
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Marmosa rubra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.