Bellyache bush vs Forest Dormouse

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Dryomys nitedula

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Forest Dormouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Jatropha	Dryomys
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Forest Dormouse
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).

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bellyache bush

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