Forest Num-num vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Carissa bispinosa compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Apocynaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carissa	Atelerix
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.