Forest Num-num vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Carissa bispinosa compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apocynaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Carissa	Bdeogale
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Jackson’s Mongoose
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.

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.