Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Spruce Tooth

Dendrogale melanura compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Phellodon
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Spruce Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and 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.