Blazed Luzon Chrotomys vs Elephant Apple

Chrotomys silaceus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blazed Luzon Chrotomys	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Chrotomys	Dillenia
Species	Chrotomys silaceus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blazed Luzon Chrotomys	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys

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.

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys

The Blazed Luzon Chrotomys (Chrotomys silaceus) is a species in the genus Chrotomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.