Coyote gourd vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Cucurbita cordata compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Brachyuromys
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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 Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.