Elephant Apple vs Fiery Spiny Mouse

Dillenia indica compared with Acomys ignitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Fiery Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dillenia	Acomys
Species	Dillenia indica	Acomys ignitus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Fiery Spiny Mouse
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.

Fiery Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.