cow-itch vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Mucuna pruriens compared with Ratufa indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Indian Giant 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	Ratufa
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Indian Giant 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).

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.