Forest Dormouse vs Goa-bean

Dryomys nitedula compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Forest Dormouse is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	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	Gliridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Psophocarpus
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

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.