Castor vs Graham's manihot

Ricinus communis compared with Manihot grahamii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Graham's manihot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Manihot
Species	Ricinus communis	Manihot grahamii

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Graham's manihot share a common ancestor at the Family level: Euphorbiaceae.

View Family: Euphorbiaceae

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Graham's manihot
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).

Graham's manihot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Belgium), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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