Elephant Apple vs Graceful Laucha

Dillenia indica compared with Calomys lepidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Graceful Laucha
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dillenia	Calomys
Species	Dillenia indica	Calomys lepidus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Graceful Laucha
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.

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.