Banded Alpine vs Castor

Erebia fasciata compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Alpine Castor
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Euphorbiaceae
Genus Erebia Ricinus
Species Erebia fasciata Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Banded Alpine

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

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).

Banded Alpine

The Banded Alpine (Erebia fasciata) is a species in the genus Erebia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Found in Russia.

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

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