Goa-bean vs Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Tursiops aduncus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
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	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Tursiops aduncus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
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.

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan