Lagos-rubber vs Silkrubber

Funtumia africana compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Silkrubber
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Gentianales (용담목)	Gentianales (용담목)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus same	Funtumia	Funtumia
Species	Funtumia africana	Funtumia elastica

Evolutionary Relationship

Lagos-rubber and Silkrubber share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Funtumia.

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Silkrubber
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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇳 Guinea