Goa-bean vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Pernambuco Dwarf 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	Coendou
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Coendou speratus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Pernambuco Dwarf 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.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.