Goa-bean vs Maned sloth

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Bradypus torquatus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Maned sloth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Maned sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Fabaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Maned sloth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Maned sloth
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.

Maned sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.