cow-itch vs Hog badger

Mucuna pruriens compared with Arctonyx collaris

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Hog badger is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Hog badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Mucuna	Arctonyx
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Arctonyx collaris

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Hog badger
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).

Hog badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.