cow-itch vs Deer Mouse

Mucuna pruriens compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Deer Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Mucuna	Peromyscus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Deer Mouse
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).

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.