Goa-bean vs Guinean Arvicanthis

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Arvicanthis rufinus

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Guinean Arvicanthis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Guinean Arvicanthis
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	Arvicanthis
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Arvicanthis rufinus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Guinean Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Guinean Arvicanthis
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.