Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Water Fig

Dendrogale melanura compared with Ficus verruculosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Tupaiidae	Moraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Ficus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.