Goa-bean vs North African Hedgehog

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Atelerix
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	North African Hedgehog
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.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.