Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs White Star Apple

Dendrogale melanura compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Gambeya
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.