Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Brown Rat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Rattus norvegicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Brown Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Scandentia (tupai)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Tupaiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dendrogale	Rattus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Rattus norvegicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Brown Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

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.

Brown Rat

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.