Barbary fig vs Castor

Opuntia ficus-indica compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary fig	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cactaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Opuntia	Ricinus
Species	Opuntia ficus-indica	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barbary fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary fig	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbary fig

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (9 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).

Barbary fig

The Barbary fig (Opuntia ficus-indica) is a species in the genus Opuntia. Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in.

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 50 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe