Camphortree vs Castor

Cinnamomum camphora compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Camphortree	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lauraceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cinnamomum	Ricinus
Species	Cinnamomum camphora	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Camphortree

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Camphortree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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).

Camphortree

The Camphortree (Cinnamomum camphora) is a species in the genus Cinnamomum. 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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 24 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States