Blick s Arvicanthis vs Silkrubber

Arvicanthis blicki compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Blick s Arvicanthis is Near Threatened while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blick s Arvicanthis	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Arvicanthis	Funtumia
Species	Arvicanthis blicki	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Blick s Arvicanthis

NT — Near Threatened

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blick s Arvicanthis	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blick s Arvicanthis

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.

Blick s Arvicanthis

The Blick s Arvicanthis (Arvicanthis blicki) is a species in the genus Arvicanthis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.