Goa-bean vs Malagasy civet

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Fossa
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Malagasy civet
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.