Goa-bean vs Nimba otter shrew

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Micropotamogale lamottei

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Nimba otter shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Nimba otter shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Fabaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Micropotamogale
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Micropotamogale lamottei

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Nimba otter shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Nimba otter shrew
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.