cow-itch vs Gray-bellied Squirrel

Mucuna pruriens compared with Callosciurus caniceps

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Gray-bellied Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mucuna	Callosciurus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Callosciurus caniceps

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Gray-bellied Squirrel
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).

Gray-bellied Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.