African striped weasel vs Goa-bean

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• African striped weasel is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African striped weasel	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Fabaceae
Genus	Poecilogale	Psophocarpus
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

African striped weasel

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African striped weasel	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African striped weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

African striped weasel

The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) is a species in the genus Poecilogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.