Goa-bean vs Guaira Spiny-rat

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Proechimys guairae

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Guaira Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Guaira 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 guairae

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Guaira 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.