Goa-bean vs Greater fairy armadillo

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family Fabaceae Dasypodidae
Genus Psophocarpus Calyptophractus
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Calyptophractus retusus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Greater fairy armadillo
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 fairy armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Greater fairy armadillo

No description available.

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