Goa-bean vs Ornate Cuscus

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Phalanger
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Ornate Cuscus
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.