Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs sun shell

Dendrogale melanura compared with Astraea heliotropium

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while sun shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Tupaiidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Astraea
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.