Forest Num-num vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Carissa bispinosa compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carissa	Heliosciurus
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Gambian Sun Squirrel
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.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.