American bison vs Buffalo gourd

Bison bison compared with Cucurbita foetidissima

Key Differences

• American bison is Not Evaluated while Buffalo gourd is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American bison	Buffalo gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Bison	Cucurbita
Species	Bison bison	Cucurbita foetidissima

Conservation Status

American bison

NE — Not Evaluated

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American bison	Buffalo gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American bison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Buffalo gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria and Taiwan.

American bison

The American bison (Bison bison) is a species in the genus Bison. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buffalo gourd

The Buffalo Gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.