Atlantic Giant Pumpkin vs Heath Pseudomys

Cucurbita maxima compared with Pseudomys shortridgei

Key Differences

• Atlantic Giant Pumpkin is Not Evaluated while Heath Pseudomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Giant Pumpkin	Heath Pseudomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cucurbita	Pseudomys
Species	Cucurbita maxima	Pseudomys shortridgei

Conservation Status

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Heath Pseudomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Giant Pumpkin	Heath Pseudomys
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).

Heath Pseudomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.