Buffalo gourd vs Globe Thistle

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Echinops
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Globe Thistle
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.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria