Elephant Apple vs Forest Dormouse

Dillenia indica compared with Dryomys nitedula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Dillenia	Dryomys
Species	Dillenia indica	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Forest Dormouse
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.

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.