Large Long-clawed Akodont vs Silkrubber

Chelemys megalonyx compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Large Long-clawed Akodont is Near Threatened while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Long-clawed Akodont	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Chelemys	Funtumia
Species	Chelemys megalonyx	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Large Long-clawed Akodont

NT — Near Threatened

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Long-clawed Akodont	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Long-clawed Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.