Castor vs green bootlace

Ricinus communis compared with Lineus viridis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	green bootlace
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Nemertea (Nemertea)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pilidiophora (Pilidiophora)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Heteronemertea (Heteronemertea)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Lineidae
Genus	Ricinus	Lineus
Species	Ricinus communis	Lineus viridis

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

green bootlace

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	green bootlace
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).

green bootlace

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden