Giant Otter vs Goa-bean

Pteronura brasiliensis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Giant Otter is Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Otter	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	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteronura	Psophocarpus
Species	Pteronura brasiliensis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Otter	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia