Buffalo gourd vs Ili Pika

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Ochotona
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Ili Pika
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.

Ili Pika

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.