cow-itch vs Peruvian Laucha

Mucuna pruriens compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Mucuna	Calomys
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Peruvian Laucha
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).

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.