Guaira Spiny-rat vs Lagos-rubber

Proechimys guairae compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaira Spiny-rat	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Funtumia
Species	Proechimys guairae	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaira Spiny-rat	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guaira Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.