Goa-bean vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Ratufa indica

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Ratufa
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Indian Giant Squirrel
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.

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.