Goa-bean vs Margay

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Leopardus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.