Goa-bean vs Leschenault's rousette

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Rousettus leschenaultii

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Leschenault's rousette is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Leschenault's rousette
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Rousettus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Rousettus leschenaultii

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Leschenault's rousette

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Leschenault's rousette
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.

Leschenault's rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan