Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Dendrogale melanura compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Colchicum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.