Buffalo gourd vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Buffalo gourd is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cucurbita	Piliocolobus
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

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.