Buffalo gourd vs Chinese Hare

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Lepus sinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Chinese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cucurbita	Lepus
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Lepus sinensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Chinese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria and Taiwan.

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buffalo gourd

The Buffalo Gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) 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.

Chinese Hare

The Chinese Hare (Lepus sinensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.