Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Japanese Water Shrew

Dendrogale melanura compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Tupaiidae Soricidae
Genus Dendrogale Chimarrogale
Species Dendrogale melanura Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Japanese Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

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.

Japanese Water Shrew

No description available.

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