Bellyache bush vs Majestic Pericote

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Phyllotis magister

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Majestic Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Majestic Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Jatropha	Phyllotis
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Phyllotis magister

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Majestic Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Majestic Pericote
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).

Majestic Pericote

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.