Bat-eared fox vs Goa-bean

Otocyon megalotis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Bat-eared fox is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bat-eared fox	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Fabaceae
Genus	Otocyon	Psophocarpus
Species	Otocyon megalotis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Bat-eared fox

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bat-eared fox	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bat-eared fox

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.

Bat-eared fox

The Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species in the genus Otocyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.