Goa-bean vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

  • Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fabaceae Heteromyidae
Genus Psophocarpus Dipodomys
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Ord's kangaroo rat
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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Ord's kangaroo rat

No description available.

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