Forest Num-num vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Carissa bispinosa compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carissa	Ictidomys
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.