Elephant Apple vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Dillenia indica compared with Funambulus palmarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Indian Palm 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	Funambulus
Species	Dillenia indica	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Indian Palm 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 Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.