Costa Rican Jatropha vs perna-de-moça

Jatropha costaricensis compared with Jatropha podagrica

Key Differences

• Costa Rican Jatropha is Endangered while perna-de-moça is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Costa Rican Jatropha	perna-de-moça
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 costaricensis	Jatropha podagrica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Costa Rican Jatropha

EN — Endangered

perna-de-moça

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Costa Rican Jatropha	perna-de-moça
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Costa Rican Jatropha

Habitat

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

perna-de-moça

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).