Bush Restharrow vs Castor

Ononis ramosissima compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

Bush Restharrow is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush Restharrow	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Ononis	Ricinus
Species	Ononis ramosissima	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Bush Restharrow

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush Restharrow	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush Restharrow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Bush Restharrow

The Bush Restharrow (Ononis ramosissima) is a species in the genus Ononis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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