Lagos-rubber vs Lesser Chiruromys

Funtumia africana compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Funtumia	Chiruromys
Species	Funtumia africana	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Lesser Chiruromys
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.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.