Goa-bean vs Jamaican fruit bat

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

  • Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Fabaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Psophocarpus Artibeus
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Jamaican fruit bat
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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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