Forest Num-num vs Meller’s Mongoose

Carissa bispinosa compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apocynaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Carissa	Rhynchogale
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.