Broadback cuttlefish vs Castor

Sepia savignyi compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Broadback cuttlefish is Data Deficient while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadback cuttlefish	Castor
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sepiida (Sepiida)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sepiidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sepia	Ricinus
Species	Sepia savignyi	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Broadback cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadback cuttlefish	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadback cuttlefish

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).

Broadback cuttlefish

The Broadback cuttlefish (Sepia savignyi) is a species in the genus Sepia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

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