Forest Num-num vs North African Hedgehog

Carissa bispinosa compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Apocynaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carissa	Atelerix
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	North African Hedgehog
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.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.