Cane Toad vs Castor

Rhinella marina compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Cane Toad is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cane Toad	Castor
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Bufonidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Rhinella	Ricinus
Species	Rhinella marina	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Cane Toad

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cane Toad	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cane Toad

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius), Asia (Japan, Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela).

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).

Cane Toad

The Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) is a species in the genus Rhinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in monta

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:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela