cow-itch vs Ornate Shrew

Mucuna pruriens compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Mucuna	Sorex
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Ornate Shrew
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 Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.