Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Goa-bean

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Psophocarpus
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.