Eastern Mole Vole vs Elephant Palm

Ellobius tancrei compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole Vole	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Ellobius	Borassus
Species	Ellobius tancrei	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole Vole	Elephant Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.