Ebony Akodont vs Elephant Apple

Thaptomys nigrita compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Akodont	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Thaptomys	Dillenia
Species	Thaptomys nigrita	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony Akodont	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Akodont

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.