Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Small shell ginger

Dendrogale melanura compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Alpinia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.