Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Redclaw

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Tupaiidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Cherax
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Redclaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.