Buffalo gourd vs Hourglass Dolphin

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cucurbita	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Hourglass Dolphin
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.

Hourglass Dolphin

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.