cow-itch vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Mucuna pruriens compared with Sciurus stramineus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Guayaquil 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Guayaquil 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).

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.