cow-itch vs Crabeater seal

Mucuna pruriens compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Crabeater seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Fabaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Mucuna	Lobodon
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Crabeater seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.