Bellyache bush vs black gidgee

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Acacia argyrodendron

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while black gidgee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	black gidgee
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Jatropha	Acacia
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Acacia argyrodendron

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellyache bush and black gidgee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	black gidgee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellyache bush

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (11 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

black gidgee

Habitat

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

Bellyache bush

The Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) is a species in the genus Jatropha. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

black gidgee

The Black Gidgee (Acacia argyrodendron) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.