cow-itch vs Indian muntjac

Mucuna pruriens compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Indian muntjac
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	Muntiacus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Muntiacus muntjak

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Indian muntjac
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 muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.