Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Scandentia (Spitzhörnchen)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Tupaiidae	Molossidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Nyctinomops
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.