Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat vs Goa-bean

Lonchorhina fernandezi compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fernandez's Sword-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	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lonchorhina	Psophocarpus
Species	Lonchorhina fernandezi	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered 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.