Balikun Jerboa vs Goa-bean

Allactaga balikunica compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

  • Balikun Jerboa is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balikun Jerboa Goa-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Dipodidae Fabaceae
Genus Allactaga Psophocarpus
Species Allactaga balikunica Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Balikun Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balikun Jerboa Goa-bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balikun Jerboa

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.

Balikun Jerboa

The Balikun Jerboa (Allactaga balikunica) is a species in the genus Allactaga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

No description available.

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