Coyote gourd vs Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Cucurbita cordata compared with Hipposideros ater

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Cucurbita	Hipposideros
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Hipposideros ater

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.