ground-bean vs Northern tamandua

Macrotyloma geocarpum compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground-bean	Northern tamandua
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	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Macrotyloma	Tamandua
Species	Macrotyloma geocarpum	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground-bean	Northern tamandua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.