Bellyache bush vs Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Proechimys cuvieri

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Cuvier s Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Cuvier s Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Jatropha	Proechimys
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Proechimys cuvieri

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Cuvier s Spiny-rat
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).

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela.

Bellyache bush

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