Elephant Apple vs Greater Chinese Mole

Dillenia indica compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Dillenia	Euroscaptor
Species	Dillenia indica	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Greater Chinese Mole
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.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.