Board Lichen vs Castor

Trapeliopsis flexuosa compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

Board Lichen is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Board Lichen	Castor
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Trapeliaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Trapeliopsis	Ricinus
Species	Trapeliopsis flexuosa	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Board Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Board Lichen	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Board Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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).

Board Lichen

The Board Lichen (Trapeliopsis flexuosa) is a species in the genus Trapeliopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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