Goa-bean vs North American porcupine

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Erethizon
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	North American porcupine
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 American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.