Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Small Red Damsel

Dendrogale murina compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tupaiidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Ceriagrion
Species	Dendrogale murina	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Small Red Damsel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Small Red Damsel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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