Elephant Apple vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Dillenia indica compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Dillenia	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Dillenia indica	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Pygmy three-toed sloth
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.

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.