Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Jungle Shrew

Dendrogale melanura compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (животные) Animalia (животные)
Phylum same Chordata (хордовые) Chordata (хордовые)
Class same Mammalia (млекопитающие) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Scandentia (тупайи) Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family Tupaiidae Soricidae
Genus Dendrogale Suncus
Species Dendrogale melanura Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jungle 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.

Jungle Shrew

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia