Castor vs Hispaniolan Streamside Frog

Ricinus communis compared with Eleutherodactylus schmidti

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Hispaniolan Streamside Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Hispaniolan Streamside Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus	Ricinus	Eleutherodactylus
Species	Ricinus communis	Eleutherodactylus schmidti

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Hispaniolan Streamside Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Hispaniolan Streamside Frog
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).

Hispaniolan Streamside Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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