Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Weevil

Dendrogale melanura compared with Sitona lineatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tupaiidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Sitona
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Sitona lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (7 countries), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.