Buffalo gourd vs common bottlenose dolphin

Cucurbita foetidissima compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo gourd	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Cucurbitales (ウリ目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cucurbita	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Cucurbita foetidissima	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

Buffalo gourd

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo gourd	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria and Taiwan.

common bottlenose dolphin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Buffalo gourd

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.

common bottlenose dolphin

最も研究され、最も知られているイルカ種であるバンドウイルカは、沿岸の浅瀬から外洋まで世界中の温暖な海域と温帯海域に生息します。体に対して大きな脳を持つ高度に知性的なこの種は、自己認識、複雑なコミュニケーション、社会的学習を示します。流動的な分裂融合社会で生活し、魚を追い込むために協力します。海洋生態系の健全性の重要な指標種です。