cow-itch vs Formosan Serow

Mucuna pruriens compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Mucuna	Capricornis
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Formosan Serow
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).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.