cow-itch vs False Water Rat

Mucuna pruriens compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Fabales (マメ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mucuna	Xeromys
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	False Water Rat
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).

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.