Buffalo gourd vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cucurbita	Sciurotamias
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Sciurotamias forresti

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
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.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

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.