Asian Wild Raspberry vs Castor

Rubus ellipticus compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Asian Wild Raspberry is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Wild Raspberry	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	Rubus	Ricinus
Species	Rubus ellipticus	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asian Wild Raspberry

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Wild Raspberry	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Wild Raspberry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway), North America (Costa Rica, Jamaica), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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).

Asian Wild Raspberry

The Asian Wild Raspberry (Rubus ellipticus) is a species in the genus Rubus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types. Populations. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway), North America (Costa Rica, Jamaica), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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 10 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇿🇲 Zambia