Jack bean vs Mexican woodrat

Canavalia ensiformis compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

• Jack bean is Not Evaluated while Mexican woodrat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jack bean	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Canavalia	Neotoma
Species	Canavalia ensiformis	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jack bean	Mexican woodrat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.