cow-itch vs Fiery Spiny Mouse

Mucuna pruriens compared with Acomys ignitus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Fiery Spiny 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mucuna	Acomys
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Acomys ignitus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Fiery Spiny 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).

Fiery Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.