Buffalo gourd vs European bison

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Bison bonasus

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while European bison is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	European bison
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cucurbita	Bison
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Bison bonasus

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

European bison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	European bison
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.

European bison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.