cow-itch vs Mongolian Hamster

Mucuna pruriens compared with Allocricetulus curtatus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Mongolian Hamster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Mucuna	Allocricetulus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Allocricetulus curtatus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Mongolian Hamster
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).

Mongolian Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.