Buffalo gourd vs Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Platyrrhinus incarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Incan Broad-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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Platyrrhinus
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Platyrrhinus incarum

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Incan Broad-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.

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.