Coyote gourd vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Cucurbita cordata compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Cucurbita	Thyroptera
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.