cow-itch vs Horse-eye Bean

Mucuna pruriens compared with Mucuna sloanei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Horse-eye Bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Mucuna	Mucuna
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Mucuna sloanei

Evolutionary Relationship

cow-itch and Horse-eye Bean share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mucuna.

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Horse-eye Bean
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).

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇳 Guinea