Beach Bean vs Gambian Mongoose

Canavalia rosea compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Bean	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Canavalia	Mungos
Species	Canavalia rosea	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Beach Bean

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Bean	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, and Taiwan.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Bean

The Beach Bean (Canavalia rosea) is a species in the genus Canavalia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.