Desert Dormouse vs Elephant Apple

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Gliridae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Dillenia
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

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.