Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Goa-bean

Hipposideros ater compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hipposideridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Psophocarpus
Species	Hipposideros ater	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

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.