Castor vs Gilboa Iris

Ricinus communis compared with Iris haynei

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Gilboa Iris is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Gilboa Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ricinus	Iris
Species	Ricinus communis	Iris haynei

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilboa Iris

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Gilboa Iris
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).

Gilboa Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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