Buffalo gourd vs Jungle Shrew

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Suncus
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

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.