Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs truncated screw moss

Dendrogale melanura compared with Tortula truncata

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while truncated screw moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	truncated screw moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Tortula
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Tortula truncata

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

truncated screw moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	truncated screw moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

truncated screw moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.