American Pumpkin vs Lofty Pericote

Cucurbita pepo compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• American Pumpkin is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Pumpkin	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Auliscomys
Species	Cucurbita pepo	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

American Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Pumpkin	Lofty Pericote
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).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.