Goa-bean vs Porter s Rock Rat

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Aconaemys porteri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Aconaemys
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Porter s Rock Rat
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.