Coyote gourd vs Eastern Mole

Cucurbita cordata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Scalopus
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.