Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs umkokolo

Dendrogale melanura compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Dovyalis
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.