Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Ruprecht's Centaury

Dendrogale melanura compared with Psephellus ruprechtii

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Ruprecht's Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Ruprecht's Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tupaiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dendrogale	Psephellus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Psephellus ruprechtii

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Ruprecht's Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Ruprecht's Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruprecht's Centaury

Habitat

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

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.