Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Eurasian water shrew

Dendrogale melanura compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Scandentia (อันดับกระแต)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Tupaiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Neomys
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Eurasian 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.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. 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.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.