American Pumpkin vs Figleaf gourd

Cucurbita pepo compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Pumpkin	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family same	Cucurbitaceae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus same	Cucurbita	Cucurbita
Species	Cucurbita pepo	Cucurbita ficifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American Pumpkin and Figleaf gourd share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cucurbita.

Conservation Status

American Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Pumpkin	Figleaf gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

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

American Pumpkin

The American Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States