Buffalo gourd vs Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Nelson s Antelope Squirrel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cucurbita	Ammospermophilus
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
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.

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

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.