Beach Pea vs Mouse bandicoot

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Fabaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Microperoryctes
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Microperoryctes murina

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Mouse bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.