Atlantic Giant Pumpkin vs Bitter Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima compared with Cucurbita lundelliana

Key Differences

• Atlantic Giant Pumpkin is Not Evaluated while Bitter Pumpkin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Giant Pumpkin	Bitter Pumpkin
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Cucurbitales (อันดับแตง)	Cucurbitales (อันดับแตง)
Family same	Cucurbitaceae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus same	Cucurbita	Cucurbita
Species	Cucurbita maxima	Cucurbita lundelliana

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin and Bitter Pumpkin share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cucurbita.

Conservation Status

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Bitter Pumpkin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Giant Pumpkin	Bitter Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

Bitter Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

The Atlantic Giant Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) 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.