Bobrinski’s Jerboa vs Goa-bean

Allactodipus bobrinskii compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Bobrinski’s Jerboa is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	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	Dipodidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Allactodipus	Psophocarpus
Species	Allactodipus bobrinskii	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

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.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

The Bobrinski’s Jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii) is a species in the genus Allactodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.