Elephant Apple vs Large Japanese Mole

Dillenia indica compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Large Japanese 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	Mogera
Species	Dillenia indica	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Large Japanese 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.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.