Goa-bean vs Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Salpingotus heptneri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Salpingotus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Salpingotus heptneri

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
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.