American Pumpkin vs Narrow-headed Vole

Cucurbita pepo compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

  • American Pumpkin is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Pumpkin Narrow-headed Vole
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 Microtus
Species Cucurbita pepo Microtus gregalis

Conservation Status

American Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Pumpkin Narrow-headed Vole
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).

Narrow-headed Vole

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.

Narrow-headed Vole

No description available.

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