Goa-bean vs Irrawaddy dolphin

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Orcaella brevirostris

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Irrawaddy dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Irrawaddy 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	Orcaella
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Orcaella brevirostris

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Irrawaddy dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Irrawaddy 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.

Irrawaddy dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.