Lofty Pericote vs Silkrubber

Auliscomys sublimis compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lofty Pericote	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	Auliscomys	Funtumia
Species	Auliscomys sublimis	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lofty Pericote	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lofty Pericote

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.