Elephant Apple vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Dillenia indica compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Inquisitive Shrew 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	Uropsilus
Species	Dillenia indica	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Inquisitive Shrew 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.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.