Buffalo gourd vs Japanese Hare

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cucurbita	Lepus
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

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.