cow-itch vs Phayre's Squirrel

Mucuna pruriens compared with Callosciurus phayrei

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Phayre's Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Phayre's Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mucuna	Callosciurus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Callosciurus phayrei

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Phayre's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Phayre's Squirrel
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).

Phayre's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.