Castor vs Ferny Azolla

Ricinus communis compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Azolla
Species	Ricinus communis	Azolla pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Ferny Azolla
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).

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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 11 countries:

🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇸 United States