Desert Dormouse vs Goa-bean

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	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	Gliridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Psophocarpus
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

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.