Bellyache bush vs Hog badger

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Arctonyx collaris

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Hog badger is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Hog badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Jatropha	Arctonyx
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Arctonyx collaris

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Hog badger
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).

Hog badger

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.