Goa-bean vs Indochinese Chiromyscus

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Chiromyscus chiropus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Indochinese Chiromyscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Indochinese Chiromyscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Chiromyscus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Chiromyscus chiropus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Indochinese Chiromyscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Indochinese Chiromyscus
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.

Indochinese Chiromyscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.