Bellyache bush vs Malayan civet

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Jatropha	Viverra
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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.