cow-itch vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Mucuna pruriens compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Hector’s Beaked Whale
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	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Mucuna	Mesoplodon
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Mesoplodon hectori

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Hector’s Beaked Whale
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).

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.