Elephant Apple vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Dillenia indica compared with Spalax giganteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Dillenia	Spalax
Species	Dillenia indica	Spalax giganteus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Giant Blind Mole Rat
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.

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.