Elephant Apple vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Dillenia indica compared with Ratufa indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Indian 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	Ratufa
Species	Dillenia indica	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Indian 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.

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.