Ecuadoran Pericote vs Goa-bean

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	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	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Psophocarpus
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.