Bellyache bush vs Pale fox

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Pale fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Jatropha	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Pale fox
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).

Pale fox

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.