Goa-bean vs Philippine mouse-deer

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

  • Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Fabaceae Tragulidae
Genus Psophocarpus Tragulus
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Philippine mouse-deer
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.

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Philippine mouse-deer

No description available.

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