Castor vs Centuryplant

Ricinus communis compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Agave
Species	Ricinus communis	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Centuryplant
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).

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 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

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 49 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe