Castor vs Cathedral bells

Ricinus communis compared with Kalanchoe pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Cathedral bells
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Kalanchoe
Species	Ricinus communis	Kalanchoe pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Cathedral bells

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Cathedral bells
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Cathedral bells

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

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

Cathedral bells

The Cathedral bells (Kalanchoe pinnata) is a species in the genus Kalanchoe. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 47 countries:

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe