cow-itch vs Guemal

Mucuna pruriens compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Guemal
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Mucuna	Hippocamelus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Guemal
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).

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.