Bat-eared fox vs Elephant Apple

Otocyon megalotis compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bat-eared fox	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Otocyon	Dillenia
Species	Otocyon megalotis	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Bat-eared fox

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bat-eared fox	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bat-eared fox

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.

Bat-eared fox

The Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species in the genus Otocyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.