Elephant Apple vs European Mole

Dillenia indica compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Dillenia	Talpa
Species	Dillenia indica	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.