Forest Num-num vs Greater Chinese Mole

Carissa bispinosa compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apocynaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Carissa	Euroscaptor
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Greater Chinese Mole
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 Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.