Altai Birch Mouse vs Elephant Apple

Sicista napaea compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Birch Mouse	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Dipodidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Sicista	Dillenia
Species	Sicista napaea	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Altai Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Birch Mouse	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Altai Birch Mouse

The Altai Birch Mouse (Sicista napaea) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.