Goa-bean vs Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Saimiri
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey
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.

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia