Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Egyptian mongoose

Dendrogale melanura compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Egyptian mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Scandentia (tupai)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tupaiidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Herpestes
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Herpestes ichneumon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Egyptian mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Egyptian mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.