Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Violet Tooth

Dendrogale melanura compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Hydnellum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.