Castor vs Hudsonian Emerald

Ricinus communis compared with Somatochlora hudsonica

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Hudsonian Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Hudsonian Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Ricinus	Somatochlora
Species	Ricinus communis	Somatochlora hudsonica

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Hudsonian Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Hudsonian Emerald
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).

Hudsonian Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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