Forest Num-num vs Indian Pangolin

Carissa bispinosa compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Apocynaceae	Manidae
Genus	Carissa	Manis
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Indian Pangolin
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.

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.