Figleaf gourd vs Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Sturnira luisi

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Sturnira
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Sturnira luisi

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
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).

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador