Courge vs Squash / Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo compared with Cucurbita moschata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Courge	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 moschata

Evolutionary Relationship

Courge and Squash / Pumpkin share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cucurbita.

Conservation Status

Courge

NE — Not Evaluated

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Courge	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Courge

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).

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Courge

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇸 United States 🇾🇪 Yemen