Goa-bean vs Potto

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Perodicticus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Potto
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.