cow-itch vs Desert Dormouse

Mucuna pruriens compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Mucuna	Selevinia
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Desert Dormouse
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).

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.