Atlantic Giant Pumpkin vs Fulvous Colilargo

Cucurbita maxima compared with Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Key Differences

  • Atlantic Giant Pumpkin is Not Evaluated while Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Fulvous Colilargo
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 Oligoryzomys
Species Cucurbita maxima Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Conservation Status

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Fulvous Colilargo
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

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

Fulvous Colilargo

No description available.

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