Goa-bean vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Anomalurus pelii

Key Differences

  • Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fabaceae Anomaluridae
Genus Psophocarpus Anomalurus
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Anomalurus pelii

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
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.

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

No description available.

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