Buffalo gourd vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cucurbita	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Moluccan Flying Fox
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.

Moluccan Flying Fox

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.