Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrew

Dendrogale melanura compared with Sorex minutus

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Eurasian pygmy 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	Sorex
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Sorex minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Eurasian pygmy shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Eurasian pygmy 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 pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

小鼩鼱（Sorex minutus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为易危（VU）物种。在野外面临高度危险风险，种群数量下降，栖息地压力不断增加。