Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Gato-do-mato

Dendrogale melanura compared with Leopardus tigrinus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Gato-do-mato is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Gato-do-mato
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Tupaiidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dendrogale	Leopardus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Leopardus tigrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Gato-do-mato share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gato-do-mato

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Gato-do-mato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gato-do-mato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.