Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs white earwort

Dendrogale melanura compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Diplophyllum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). 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.