Alpine Strawberry vs Castor

Fragaria vesca compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Strawberry	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Fragaria	Ricinus
Species	Fragaria vesca	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Strawberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Strawberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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).

Alpine Strawberry

The Alpine Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is a species in the genus Fragaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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 19 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States