Coyote gourd vs Golden Thomasomys

Cucurbita cordata compared with Thomasomys aureus

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Golden Thomasomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Golden Thomasomys
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.

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.