Goa-bean vs Laxmann's Shrew

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Sorex caecutiens

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Laxmann's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Laxmann's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Sorex
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Sorex caecutiens

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Laxmann's Shrew
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.

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.