Buffalo gourd vs Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Eumops nanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Eumops
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Eumops nanus

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
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.

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.