Coyote gourd vs Lesser Cachalot

Cucurbita cordata compared with Kogia breviceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Kogia
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Lesser Cachalot
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.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.