Bodhi tree vs Castor

Ficus religiosa compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Bodhi tree is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bodhi tree	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Moraceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Ficus	Ricinus
Species	Ficus religiosa	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bodhi tree

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bodhi tree	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bodhi tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 10 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (8 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

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).

Bodhi tree

The Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa) is a species in the genus Ficus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba.

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 15 countries:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇱 Israel 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States