Elephant Apple vs Mexican vole

Dillenia indica compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dillenia	Microtus
Species	Dillenia indica	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.