Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Shelled Slug

Dendrogale melanura compared with Testacella haliotidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Tupaiidae	Testacellidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Testacella
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.