Arnoux's beaked whale vs Goa-bean

Berardius arnuxii compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Arnoux's beaked whale is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arnoux's beaked whale	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Berardius	Psophocarpus
Species	Berardius arnuxii	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Arnoux's beaked whale

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arnoux's beaked whale	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arnoux's beaked whale

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.

Arnoux's beaked whale

The Arnoux's beaked whale, Berardius arnuxii, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.