Baron's Rice Rat vs Goa-bean

Aegialomys baroni compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Baron's Rice Rat is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	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	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Psophocarpus
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baron's Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Baron's Rice Rat

The Baron's Rice Rat (Aegialomys baroni) is a species in the genus Aegialomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.