Buffalo gourd vs Mountain Coati

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Cucurbita	Nasua
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Mountain Coati
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 Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.