Calabaza vs Calabacilla

Cucurbita pepo compared with Cucurbita foetidissima

Key Differences

• Calabaza is Not Evaluated while Calabacilla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calabaza	Calabacilla
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family same	Cucurbitaceae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus same	Cucurbita	Cucurbita
Species	Cucurbita pepo	Cucurbita foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Calabaza and Calabacilla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cucurbita.

Conservation Status

Calabaza

NE — Not Evaluated

Calabacilla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calabaza	Calabacilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calabaza

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).

Calabacilla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria and Taiwan.

Calabaza

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

Calabacilla

The Buffalo Gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇹🇼 Taiwan