Buffalo gourd vs puma

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cucurbita	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	puma
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.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, 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.