Forest Num-num vs North American Badger

Carissa bispinosa compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apocynaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Carissa	Taxidea
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	North American Badger
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 American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.