Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Straw-colored Sylph

Dendrogale melanura compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tupaiidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Macrothemis
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Straw-colored Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.