Forest Num-num vs Malayan porcupine

Carissa bispinosa compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Carissa	Hystrix
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Malayan porcupine
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.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.