Elephant Apple vs Leschenault's rousette

Dillenia indica compared with Rousettus leschenaultii

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Leschenault's rousette is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Leschenault's rousette
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dillenia	Rousettus
Species	Dillenia indica	Rousettus leschenaultii

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Leschenault's rousette

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Leschenault's rousette
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.

Leschenault's rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan