Barbicou-bean vs Mentawai Squirrel

Canavalia brasiliensis compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Barbicou-bean is Not Evaluated while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbicou-bean	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Canavalia	Callosciurus
Species	Canavalia brasiliensis	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Barbicou-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbicou-bean	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbicou-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barbicou-bean

The Barbicou-bean (Canavalia brasiliensis) is a species in the genus Canavalia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.