Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Goa-bean

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acomys	Psophocarpus
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

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.