Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Reticulated Python

Dendrogale melanura compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Tupaiidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Dendrogale	Python (Pythons)
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

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.