Black-striped Squirrel vs Goa-bean

Callosciurus nigrovittatus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Black-striped Squirrel is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-striped Squirrel	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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Psophocarpus
Species	Callosciurus nigrovittatus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Black-striped Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-striped Squirrel	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-striped Squirrel

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.

Black-striped Squirrel

The Black-striped Squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus) is a species in the genus Callosciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.