Bellyache bush vs Patagonian Weasel

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Patagonian Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Patagonian Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Jatropha	Lyncodon
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Lyncodon patagonicus

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Patagonian Weasel
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).

Patagonian Weasel

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.