Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Yaki

Dendrogale melanura compared with Macaca nigra

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Yaki is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Yaki
Kingdom same Animalia (hewan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mamalia) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order Scandentia (tupai) Primates (Primata)
Family Tupaiidae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Dendrogale Macaca
Species Dendrogale melanura Macaca nigra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Yaki

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Yaki
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yaki

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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Yaki

The Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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