Brazilian Porcupine vs Goa-bean

Coendou prehensilis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

Brazilian Porcupine is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	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	Erethizontidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Coendou	Psophocarpus
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Porcupine

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.

Brazilian Porcupine

The Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a species in the genus Coendou. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.