Buffalo gourd vs Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Hipposideros alongensis

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Cucurbita	Hipposideros
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Hipposideros alongensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat
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.

Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat

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.