Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Dendrogale melanura compared with Blarinella wardi

Key Differences

  • Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Scandentia (树鼩目) Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family Tupaiidae Soricidae
Genus Dendrogale Blarinella
Species Dendrogale melanura Blarinella wardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Burmese Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Burmese Short-tailed 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.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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