Arizona Gray Squirrel vs cow-itch

Sciurus arizonensis compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Arizona Gray Squirrel is Data Deficient while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Gray Squirrel	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Mucuna
Species	Sciurus arizonensis	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Arizona Gray Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Gray Squirrel	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Gray Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Arizona Gray Squirrel

The Arizona Gray Squirrel, Sciurus arizonensis, is a species. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, meaning insufficient information exists to assess its risk of extinction. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.