Bellyache bush vs Japanese Hare

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Jatropha	Lepus
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Japanese Hare
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).

Japanese Hare

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.