Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Skeetle

Dendrogale melanura compared with Stenus longitarsis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Skeetle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Skeetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tupaiidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Stenus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Stenus longitarsis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Skeetle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Skeetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.