Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Redbox

Dendrogale melanura compared with Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Redbox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Redbox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Eucalyptus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Redbox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redbox

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Rwanda), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.