Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Lowland Tapir

Dendrogale melanura compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Scandentia (อันดับกระแต)	Perissodactyla (สัตว์กีบคี่)
Family	Tupaiidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Tapirus
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowland Tapir

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.