Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Wall iris

Dendrogale melanura compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Tupaiidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Iris
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, and 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.