Buffalo gourd vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Malayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Malayan Water 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.

Malayan Water 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.