Goa-bean vs Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Echinops foliosus

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Fabaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Echinops
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Echinops foliosus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
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.