Goa-bean vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Prolemur
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Greater Bamboo Lemur
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.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.