Barnyard Grass vs Castor

Echinochloa crus-galli compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barnyard Grass	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Echinochloa	Ricinus
Species	Echinochloa crus-galli	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Barnyard Grass and Castor share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Barnyard Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barnyard Grass	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barnyard Grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 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).

Barnyard Grass

The Barnyard Grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) is a species in the genus Echinochloa. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palea

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:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe