Long-footed Treeshrew vs Scaly Stalkball

Tupaia longipes compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• Long-footed Treeshrew is Least Concern while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-footed Treeshrew	Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tupaiidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Tupaia	Tulostoma
Species	Tupaia longipes	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-footed Treeshrew	Scaly Stalkball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.