Lagos-rubber vs Olinguito

Funtumia africana compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Lagos-rubber is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apocynaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Funtumia	Bassaricyon
Species	Funtumia africana	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Olinguito
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.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.