Goa-bean vs Leadebeater s Possum

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Petauridae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Gymnobelideus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Leadebeater s Possum
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.