Goa-bean vs Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Proechimys poliopus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Proechimys
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Proechimys poliopus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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