Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Yellow Dodder

Dendrogale melanura compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Tupaiidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Dendrogale Cuscuta
Species Dendrogale melanura Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits 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 Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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