Castor vs Cheeseweed

Ricinus communis compared with Malva multiflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Cheeseweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Malva
Species	Ricinus communis	Malva multiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Cheeseweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Cheeseweed
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).

Cheeseweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, South Africa, Sweden, and United States.

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

Cheeseweed

The Cheeseweed (Malva multiflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇮🇳 India 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States