Amazon weasel vs Goa-bean

Mustela africana compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon 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	Mustela	Psophocarpus
Species	Mustela africana	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon 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.

Amazon weasel

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