Hedgehog gourd vs Lamulate Shrew

Cucumis dipsaceus compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Hedgehog gourd is Not Evaluated while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hedgehog gourd	Lamulate 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	Cucumis	Chodsigoa
Species	Cucumis dipsaceus	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Hedgehog gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hedgehog gourd	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hedgehog gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Sweden), North America (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.