Band-winged Dragonlet vs Castor

Erythrodiplax umbrata compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

Band-winged Dragonlet is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Band-winged Dragonlet	Castor
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Libellulidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Erythrodiplax	Ricinus
Species	Erythrodiplax umbrata	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Band-winged Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Band-winged Dragonlet	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Band-winged Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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).

Band-winged Dragonlet

The Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata) is a species in the genus Erythrodiplax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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