Goa-bean vs Honey possum

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Honey possum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Honey possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Tarsipes
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Honey possum
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.

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.