Goa-bean vs Patagonian mara

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Patagonian mara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Dolichotis
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Dolichotis patagonum

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Patagonian mara
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.

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.