cow-itch vs Mouse bandicoot

Mucuna pruriens compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Fabaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Mucuna	Microperoryctes
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Microperoryctes murina

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Mouse bandicoot
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).

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.