Forest Num-num vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Carissa bispinosa compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Carissa	Prolemur
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Greater Bamboo Lemur
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.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.