Carpentarian dunnart vs Goa-bean

Sminthopsis butleri compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Carpentarian dunnart is Vulnerable while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carpentarian dunnart	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dasyuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Psophocarpus
Species	Sminthopsis butleri	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Carpentarian dunnart

VU — Vulnerable

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carpentarian dunnart	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carpentarian dunnart

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.

Carpentarian dunnart

The Carpentarian Dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.