Mouse-tailed dormouse vs Silkrubber

Myomimus roachi compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mouse-tailed dormouse	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Gliridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Myomimus	Funtumia
Species	Myomimus roachi	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mouse-tailed dormouse	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mouse-tailed dormouse

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.