Elephant Apple vs Northern Mole Vole

Dillenia indica compared with Ellobius talpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Northern Mole 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	Ellobius
Species	Dillenia indica	Ellobius talpinus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Northern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Northern Mole 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.

Northern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.