basket evening-primrose vs Castor

Oenothera deltoides compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• basket evening-primrose is Extinct while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket evening-primrose	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Onagraceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Oenothera	Ricinus
Species	Oenothera deltoides	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

basket evening-primrose and Castor share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

basket evening-primrose

EX — Extinct

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket evening-primrose	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket evening-primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

basket evening-primrose

The Basket evening-primrose (Oenothera deltoides) is a species in the genus Oenothera. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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