Bellyache bush vs Goldman's pocket mouse

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Chaetodipus goldmani

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Goldman's pocket mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Goldman's pocket mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Jatropha	Chaetodipus
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Chaetodipus goldmani

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Goldman's pocket mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Goldman's pocket mouse
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).

Goldman's pocket mouse

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.