Bitter Pumpkin vs Margay

Cucurbita lundelliana compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Bitter Pumpkin is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Pumpkin	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cucurbita	Leopardus
Species	Cucurbita lundelliana	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Bitter Pumpkin

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Pumpkin	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bitter Pumpkin

The Bitter Pumpkin (Cucurbita lundelliana) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.