Goa-bean vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Fabaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Mesoplodon
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Mesoplodon hectori

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Hector’s Beaked Whale
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.