Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Taiga tick

Dendrogale melanura compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Tupaiidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Ixodes
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.