Bitter Pumpkin vs Popayán Thomasomys

Cucurbita lundelliana compared with Thomasomys popayanus

Key Differences

• Bitter Pumpkin is Least Concern while Popayán Thomasomys is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Pumpkin	Popayán Thomasomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Cucurbita lundelliana	Thomasomys popayanus

Conservation Status

Bitter Pumpkin

LC — Least Concern

Popayán Thomasomys

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Pumpkin	Popayán Thomasomys
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.

Popayán Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.