Bellyache bush vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Jatropha	Sminthopsis
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Gray-bellied dunnart
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).

Gray-bellied dunnart

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.