vs Castor

Acanthocorbis asymmetrica compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Castor
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Acanthoecidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Acanthocorbis	Ricinus
Species	Acanthocorbis asymmetrica	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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).

Acanthocorbis asymmetrica is a marine choanoflagellate, a unicellular organism closely related to the ancestors of animals, living in coastal and open ocean waters. Its cells are enclosed within a lorica (basket-like cage) constructed from siliceous costal strips that form an asymmetric pattern, distinguishing it from related species. It feeds on bacteria, playing a role in marine microbial food webs.

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