Goa-bean vs Mountain Coati

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Nasua
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.