cow-itch vs Flower-faced Bat

Mucuna pruriens compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Mucuna	Anthops
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Flower-faced Bat
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).

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.