Elephant Apple vs Iberian Mole

Dillenia indica compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Iberian 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	Talpa
Species	Dillenia indica	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Iberian 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.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.