Forest Num-num vs Mexican woodrat

Carissa bispinosa compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carissa	Neotoma
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Mexican woodrat
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 woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.