Costa Rican Jatropha vs jatrofa

Jatropha costaricensis compared with Jatropha integerrima

Key Differences

• Costa Rican Jatropha is Endangered while jatrofa is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Costa Rican Jatropha	jatrofa
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 integerrima

Evolutionary Relationship

Costa Rican Jatropha and jatrofa share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jatropha.

Conservation Status

Costa Rican Jatropha

EN — Endangered

jatrofa

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Costa Rican Jatropha	jatrofa
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.

jatrofa

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).