cow-itch vs Crowned Sifaka

Mucuna pruriens compared with Propithecus coronatus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Indriidae
Genus	Mucuna	Propithecus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Propithecus coronatus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Crowned Sifaka
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).

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.