cow-itch vs Forest Dormouse

Mucuna pruriens compared with Dryomys nitedula

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Forest Dormouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Mucuna	Dryomys
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Forest Dormouse
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).

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.