Ecuadorian Cotton Rat vs Goa-bean

Sigmodon inopinatus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Cotton Rat is Vulnerable while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Cotton Rat	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	Sigmodon	Psophocarpus
Species	Sigmodon inopinatus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Cotton Rat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.