Castor vs Fodder Vetch

Ricinus communis compared with Vicia villosa

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Fodder Vetch is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Fodder Vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Vicia
Species	Ricinus communis	Vicia villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Fodder Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Fodder Vetch
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).

Fodder Vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (9 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 21 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States