perna-de-moça vs jatrofa

Jatropha podagrica compared with Jatropha integerrima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	perna-de-moça	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 podagrica	Jatropha integerrima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

perna-de-moça

NE — Not Evaluated

jatrofa

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	perna-de-moça	jatrofa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇮🇳 India 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇺🇸 United States