cow-itch vs Eld's Deer

Mucuna pruriens compared with Rucervus eldii

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Eld's Deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Eld's Deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Mucuna	Rucervus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Rucervus eldii

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Eld's Deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Eld's Deer
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).

Eld's Deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.