cow-itch vs Mayor s Mouse

Mucuna pruriens compared with Mus mayori

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Mayor s Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Mayor s Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mucuna	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Mus mayori

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Mayor s Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Mayor s Mouse
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).

Mayor s Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.