Beira vs Sieva bean

Dorcatragus megalotis compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

  • Beira is Vulnerable while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beira Sieva bean
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่) Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Fabaceae
Genus Dorcatragus Phaseolus
Species Dorcatragus megalotis Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Beira

VU — Vulnerable

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beira Sieva bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Beira

The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a species in the genus Dorcatragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Dorcatragus megalotis.

Sieva bean

No description available.

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