Elephant Apple vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Dillenia indica compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dillenia	Protoxerus
Species	Dillenia indica	Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Forest Giant Squirrel
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 Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.