Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Spotted Gum

Dendrogale melanura compared with Corymbia maculata

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Spotted Gum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Spotted Gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Corymbia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Corymbia maculata

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Spotted Gum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Spotted Gum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Gum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, India, and Seychelles.

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.