Forest Num-num vs Northern Bettong

Carissa bispinosa compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Apocynaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Carissa	Bettongia
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.