Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs small scabious

Dendrogale melanura compared with Scabiosa columbaria

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while small scabious is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	small scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Scabiosa
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Scabiosa columbaria

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

small scabious

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small scabious

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered 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.