Castor vs Funck's Rustwort

Ricinus communis compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Marsupella
Species	Ricinus communis	Marsupella funckii

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Funck's Rustwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Funck's Rustwort
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).

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden