Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Dendrogale melanura compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Melanogaster
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.