Elephant Apple vs New Guinean planigale

Dillenia indica compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dillenia	Planigale
Species	Dillenia indica	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.