Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs silky cuscus

Dendrogale melanura compared with Phalanger sericeus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tupaiidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Phalanger
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and silky cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.