cow-itch vs Oriente Cave Rat

Mucuna pruriens compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Oriente Cave Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Mucuna	Boromys
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Boromys offella

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Oriente Cave Rat
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).

Oriente Cave Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.