cow-itch vs Pied Tamarin

Mucuna pruriens compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Pied Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Mucuna	Saguinus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Saguinus bicolor

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Pied Tamarin
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).

Pied Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.