Elephant Apple vs Meller’s Mongoose

Dillenia indica compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dillenia	Rhynchogale
Species	Dillenia indica	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.