Chinese Desert cat vs Goa-bean

Felis bieti compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chinese Desert cat is Vulnerable while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Desert cat	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Psophocarpus
Species	Felis bieti	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chinese Desert cat

VU — Vulnerable

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Desert cat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Desert cat

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.

Chinese Desert cat

The Chinese Desert cat (Felis bieti) is a species in the genus Felis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.