Castor vs Golden shower

Ricinus communis compared with Cassia fistula

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Golden shower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Golden shower
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	Cassia
Species	Ricinus communis	Cassia fistula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden shower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Golden shower
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).

Golden shower

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (5 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 27 countries:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇵🇦 Panama 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela