Blanford's Bat vs Goa-bean

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Blanford's Bat is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Psophocarpus
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

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.

Blanford's Bat

The Blanford's Bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species in the genus Hesperoptenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.