Bellyache bush vs Egyptian rousette

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Rousettus aegyptiacus

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Egyptian rousette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Egyptian rousette
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Jatropha	Rousettus
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Rousettus aegyptiacus

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Egyptian rousette
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).

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Bellyache bush

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