cow-itch vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Mucuna pruriens compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Mucuna	Crossarchus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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).

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.