Goa-bean vs Spotted Sandpiper

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Actitis
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Spotted Sandpiper
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.

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia