Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Dendrogale melanura compared with Carex laevivaginata

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Carex
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Carex laevivaginata

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.