Goa-bean vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

  • Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Fabaceae Erinaceidae
Genus Psophocarpus Hemiechinus
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Long-eared Hedgehog

No description available.

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