Goa-bean vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Myomimus personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fabaceae Gliridae
Genus Psophocarpus Myomimus
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Myomimus personatus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
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.

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

No description available.

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