Forest Num-num vs Long-clawed Shrew

Carissa bispinosa compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Long-clawed 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	Sorex
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Long-clawed 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.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.