cow-itch vs Franciscana

Mucuna pruriens compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Franciscana
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Fabaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Mucuna	Pontoporia
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Franciscana
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).

Franciscana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.