Bracken vs Castor

Pteridium aquilinum compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Bracken is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bracken	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dennstaedtiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteridium	Ricinus
Species	Pteridium aquilinum	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bracken

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bracken

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Iran, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 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).

Bracken

The Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) is a species in the genus Pteridium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Ne

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 20 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇮🇷 Iran 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇲 Zambia