Coyote gourd vs Mexican vole

Cucurbita cordata compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Mexican vole
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	Microtus
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.