Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Dendrogale melanura compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Scandentia (나무두더지)	Macroscelidea (코끼리땃쥐)
Family	Tupaiidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Dendrogale	Rhynchocyon
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as 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.