Buffalo gourd vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Cynomops milleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo gourd Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Cucurbitaceae Molossidae
Genus Cucurbita Cynomops
Species Cucurbita foetidissima Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo gourd Miller's Dog-faced 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.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia