Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Rusty Crust

Dendrogale melanura compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Skeletocutis
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.