Goa-bean vs Lesser Chiruromys

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Chiruromys
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Lesser Chiruromys
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.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.