Figleaf gourd vs Lowe's Shrew

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Chodsigoa
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Lowe's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.