Abutilon vs Castor

Abutilon indicum compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abutilon	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 indicum	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Abutilon

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abutilon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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

The Abutilon (Abutilon indicum) is a species in the genus Abutilon. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, and 2 other countries, inhabiting diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 16 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States