Castor vs Fern Palm

Ricinus communis compared with Cycas revoluta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Cycas
Species	Ricinus communis	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Fern Palm
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).

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 12 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇮🇳 India 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States