cow-itch vs Red Hamburger Bean

Mucuna pruriens compared with Mucuna urens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Red Hamburger Bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Mucuna	Mucuna
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Mucuna urens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Red Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Red Hamburger 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).

Red Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia