Elephant Apple vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Dillenia indica compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dillenia	Cryptotis
Species	Dillenia indica	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Perija Small-eared Shrew
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.

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia