Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Three-lined Soldier

Dendrogale melanura compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tupaiidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Oxycera
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.