Coppery Sprite vs Elephant Apple

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Dillenia
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

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.