Blarinine Akodont vs Silkrubber

Blarinomys breviceps compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blarinine Akodont	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Blarinomys	Funtumia
Species	Blarinomys breviceps	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Blarinine Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blarinine Akodont	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blarinine Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

Blarinine Akodont

The Blarinine Akodont (Blarinomys breviceps) is a species in the genus Blarinomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.