Blackdisk medick vs Castor

Medicago orbicularis compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackdisk medick	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Medicago	Ricinus
Species	Medicago orbicularis	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackdisk medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackdisk medick	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackdisk medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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).

Blackdisk medick

The Blackdisk medick (Medicago orbicularis) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 13 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe