Forest Num-num vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Carissa bispinosa compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carissa	Alticola
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Kashmir Mountain Vole
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.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.