Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs spear grass

Dendrogale melanura compared with Nassella hyalina

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while spear grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	spear grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tupaiidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dendrogale	Nassella
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Nassella hyalina

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

spear grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spear grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.