Eastern Mole Vole vs Silkrubber

Ellobius tancrei compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole Vole	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	Ellobius	Funtumia
Species	Ellobius tancrei	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole Vole	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

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.