cow-itch vs Pale Gerbil

Mucuna pruriens compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Pale Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Pale Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mucuna	Gerbillus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Pale Gerbil
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).

Pale Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.