Bellyache bush vs Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Jatropha	Saimiri
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey
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).

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bellyache bush

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia