flor-de-coral vs Costa Rican Jatropha

Jatropha multifida compared with Jatropha costaricensis

Key Differences

• flor-de-coral is Least Concern while Costa Rican Jatropha is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flor-de-coral	Costa Rican Jatropha
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus same	Jatropha	Jatropha
Species	Jatropha multifida	Jatropha costaricensis

Evolutionary Relationship

flor-de-coral and Costa Rican Jatropha share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

flor-de-coral

LC — Least Concern

Costa Rican Jatropha

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flor-de-coral	Costa Rican Jatropha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flor-de-coral

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Costa Rican Jatropha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.