Bush-pig vs Goa-bean

Potamochoerus larvatus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Bush-pig is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush-pig	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Suidae (Pigs)	Fabaceae
Genus	Potamochoerus	Psophocarpus
Species	Potamochoerus larvatus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Bush-pig

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush-pig	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush-pig

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.

Bush-pig

The Bush-pig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a species in the genus Potamochoerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.