Forest Num-num vs Midday Jird

Carissa bispinosa compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carissa	Meriones
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.