cow-itch vs Fat Sand Rat

Mucuna pruriens compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mucuna	Psammomys
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Fat Sand Rat
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).

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.