Coyote gourd vs Lowland Tapir

Cucurbita cordata compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Cucurbita	Tapirus
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.