Assam Mole Shrew vs Goa-bean

Anourosorex assamensis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Assam Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Mole Shrew	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Psophocarpus
Species	Anourosorex assamensis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Assam Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Mole Shrew	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Mole Shrew

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.

Assam Mole Shrew

The Assam Mole Shrew (Anourosorex assamensis) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.