Balkan Snow Vole vs Elephant Apple

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Snow Vole	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Dinaromys	Dillenia
Species	Dinaromys bogdanovi	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Snow Vole	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

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.

Balkan Snow Vole

The Balkan Snow Vole (Dinaromys bogdanovi) is a species in the genus Dinaromys. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.