Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Zipperback

Dendrogale melanura compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tupaiidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Chrysotoxum
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.