Blue Cycad vs Castor

Encephalartos nubimontanus compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Blue Cycad is Extinct in the Wild while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Cycad	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Zamiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Encephalartos	Ricinus
Species	Encephalartos nubimontanus	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Cycad and Castor share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blue Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Cycad	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Cycad

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).

Blue Cycad

The Blue Cycad (Encephalartos nubimontanus) is a species in the genus Encephalartos. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List. As a member of the genus Encephalartos, it shares ecological traits with closely related species.

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