Coyote gourd vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Cucurbita cordata compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Pallid Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cucurbita	Spermophilus
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Pallid Ground Squirrel
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.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.