Andean Caenolestid vs Sieva bean

Caenolestes condorensis compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Andean Caenolestid is Vulnerable while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Caenolestid	Sieva bean
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Caenolestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caenolestes	Phaseolus
Species	Caenolestes condorensis	Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Andean Caenolestid

VU — Vulnerable

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Caenolestid	Sieva bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Caenolestid

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Andean Caenolestid

The Andean Caenolestid (Caenolestes condorensis) is a species in the genus Caenolestes. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.