Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Child’s Rice Rat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Scandentia (Spitzhörnchen)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Tupaiidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Nephelomys
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Child’s Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.