Forest Num-num vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Carissa bispinosa compared with Funambulus pennantii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carissa	Funambulus
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Northern Palm Squirrel
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 Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.