Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Palawan Treeshrew

Dendrogale melanura compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family same	Tupaiidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Tupaia
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Palawan Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Tupaiidae.

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.