Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs slender facelina

Dendrogale melanura compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Tupaiidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Facelina
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender facelina

Habitat

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

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.