Forest Num-num vs Malayan Water Shrew

Carissa bispinosa compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Malayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Malayan Water 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.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.