Buffalo gourd vs Mountain Anoa

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cucurbita	Bubalus
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Mountain Anoa
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.

Mountain Anoa

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.