Goa-bean vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Marmosops cracens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Fabaceae Didelphidae
Genus Psophocarpus Marmosops
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Marmosops cracens

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
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.

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

No description available.

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