Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs True kola

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cola acuminata

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while True kola is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	True kola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Cola
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Cola acuminata

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

True kola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	True kola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

True kola

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Costa Rica.

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.