Bogota Grass Mouse vs Goa-bean

Neomicroxus bogotensis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Bogota Grass Mouse is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Grass Mouse	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	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Psophocarpus
Species	Neomicroxus bogotensis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Bogota Grass Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Grass Mouse	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogota Grass Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Bogota Grass Mouse

The Bogota Grass Mouse (Neomicroxus bogotensis) is a species in the genus Neomicroxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia