Goa-bean vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Biswamoyopterus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
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.