Lagos-rubber vs Paradox Vole

Funtumia africana compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Paradox Vole
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	Microtus
Species	Funtumia africana	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Paradox Vole
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.

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.