Forest Num-num vs Ornate Shrew

Carissa bispinosa compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apocynaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Carissa	Sorex
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Ornate Shrew
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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.