cow-itch vs Mountain Goat

Mucuna pruriens compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Mountain Goat
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Mucuna	Oreamnos
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.