Goa-bean vs Lesser Noctule

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Nyctalus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Lesser Noctule
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 Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.