Amur grape vs Castor

Vitis amurensis compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur grape	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Vitales (Vitales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Vitaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Vitis	Ricinus
Species	Vitis amurensis	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Amur grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur grape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Austria, Norway, and Taiwan.

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).

Amur grape

The Amur grape (Vitis amurensis) is a species in the genus Vitis. Typically found in 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 3 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan