Bellyache bush vs European Mole

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Jatropha	Talpa
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	European Mole
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).

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Bellyache bush

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