cow-itch vs Ornate Cuscus

Mucuna pruriens compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Mucuna	Phalanger
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Ornate Cuscus
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).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.