Blackwood vs Castor

Acacia melanoxylon compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackwood	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	Acacia	Ricinus
Species	Acacia melanoxylon	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackwood	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackwood

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Haiti, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (8 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).

Blackwood

The Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is a species in the genus Acacia. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations, found across Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, and more.

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 35 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe