Goa-bean vs Gray Spiny Mouse

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Acomys cineraceus

Key Differences

  • Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Gray Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Gray Spiny Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fabaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Psophocarpus Acomys
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Acomys cineraceus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Gray Spiny Mouse
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 Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Gray Spiny Mouse

No description available.

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