Castor vs Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Ricinus communis compared with Trapeliopsis viridescens

Key Differences

Castor is Not Evaluated while Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Trapeliopsis
Species	Ricinus communis	Trapeliopsis viridescens

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen
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).

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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