Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs wormseed

Dendrogale melanura compared with Artemisia maritima

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while wormseed is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tupaiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dendrogale	Artemisia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Artemisia maritima

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

wormseed

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wormseed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.