Goa-bean vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Fabaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Psophocarpus	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Pygmy three-toed sloth
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.