Buffalo gourd vs Peruvian Laucha

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Calomys sorellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Calomys
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	Peruvian Laucha
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.

Peruvian Laucha

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.