Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Dendrogale melanura compared with Idiurus macrotis

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Scandentia (อันดับกระแต)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Tupaiidae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Idiurus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Idiurus macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

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.