Goa-bean vs Mona Monkey

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Cercopithecus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Mona Monkey
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.

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.