Castor vs Green wattle

Ricinus communis compared with Acacia decurrens

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Green wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Green wattle
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	Acacia
Species	Ricinus communis	Acacia decurrens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Green wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Green wattle
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 wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (4 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 25 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe