Forest Num-num vs Jungle Shrew

Carissa bispinosa compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apocynaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Carissa	Suncus
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.