Lagos-rubber vs Large Long-clawed Akodont

Funtumia africana compared with Chelemys megalonyx

Key Differences

• Lagos-rubber is Least Concern while Large Long-clawed Akodont is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Large Long-clawed Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Funtumia	Chelemys
Species	Funtumia africana	Chelemys megalonyx

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Large Long-clawed Akodont

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Large Long-clawed Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

Large Long-clawed Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.