Gewöhnlicher Kürbis vs Bitter Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo compared with Cucurbita lundelliana

Key Differences

• Gewöhnlicher Kürbis is Not Evaluated while Bitter Pumpkin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnlicher Kürbis	Bitter Pumpkin
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Cucurbitales (Kürbisartige)	Cucurbitales (Kürbisartige)
Family same	Cucurbitaceae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus same	Cucurbita	Cucurbita
Species	Cucurbita pepo	Cucurbita lundelliana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gewöhnlicher Kürbis and Bitter Pumpkin share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cucurbita.

Conservation Status

Gewöhnlicher Kürbis

NE — Not Evaluated

Bitter Pumpkin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gewöhnlicher Kürbis	Bitter Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gewöhnlicher Kürbis

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bitter Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Gewöhnlicher Kürbis

The American Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bitter Pumpkin

The Bitter Pumpkin (Cucurbita lundelliana) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.