Forest Num-num vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Carissa bispinosa compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Carissa	Microcebus
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Jolly’s Mouse 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.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.