Goa-bean vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Sturnira nana

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Sturnira
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Sturnira nana

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
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 Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.