cow-itch vs Lyles flying fox

Mucuna pruriens compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mucuna	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Lyles flying fox
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).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.