Elephant Apple vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Dillenia indica compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Elephant Apple Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Dilleniales (Dilleniales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Dilleniaceae Herpestidae
Genus Dillenia Crossarchus
Species Dillenia indica Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Elephant Apple Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

No description available.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

No description available.

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