Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs water dock

Dendrogale melanura compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Rumex
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).

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.