Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Variable Chafer

Dendrogale melanura compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tupaiidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Gnorimus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.