Lagos-rubber vs Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Funtumia africana compared with Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Key Differences

• Lagos-rubber is Least Concern while Nelson s Antelope Squirrel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Funtumia	Ammospermophilus
Species	Funtumia africana	Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
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.

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.