Bellyache bush vs Papuan Abeomelomys

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Abeomelomys sevia

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Papuan Abeomelomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Papuan Abeomelomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Jatropha	Abeomelomys
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Abeomelomys sevia

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Papuan Abeomelomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Papuan Abeomelomys
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).

Papuan Abeomelomys

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.