Abutilon-Hemp vs Castor

Abutilon theophrasti compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abutilon-Hemp	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Malvaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Abutilon	Ricinus
Species	Abutilon theophrasti	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Abutilon-Hemp and Castor share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Abutilon-Hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abutilon-Hemp	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abutilon-Hemp

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Abutilon-Hemp

The Abutilon-Hemp (Abutilon theophrasti) is a species in the genus Abutilon. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Albania, Australia, Belgium, and 2 other countries, inhabiting Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 35 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇳 China 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇱🇾 Libya 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States