Coyote gourd vs Peruvian Laucha

Cucurbita cordata compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Peruvian Laucha
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	Calomys
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Peruvian Laucha
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.

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.