Buffalo gourd vs Ornate Cuscus

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Cucurbita	Phalanger
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

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.