Lagos-rubber vs Pearson s Pericote

Funtumia africana compared with Andalgalomys pearsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Pearson s Pericote
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	Andalgalomys
Species	Funtumia africana	Andalgalomys pearsoni

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Pearson s Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Pearson s Pericote
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.

Pearson s Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.