Barred Forest-Falcon vs Castor

Micrastur ruficollis compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

Barred Forest-Falcon is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Forest-Falcon	Castor
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Falconidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Micrastur	Ricinus
Species	Micrastur ruficollis	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Barred Forest-Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Forest-Falcon	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Forest-Falcon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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).

Barred Forest-Falcon

Barred Forest-Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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