Butterfly tree vs Castor

Bauhinia purpurea compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly tree	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	Bauhinia	Ricinus
Species	Bauhinia purpurea	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly tree

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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).

Butterfly tree

The Butterfly tree (Bauhinia purpurea) is a species in the genus Bauhinia. 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 montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found

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 23 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇦 Panama 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇲 Zambia