Castor vs Indian Jointvetch

Ricinus communis compared with Aeschynomene indica

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Indian Jointvetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Indian Jointvetch
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Ricinus communis	Aeschynomene indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Jointvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Indian Jointvetch
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).

Indian Jointvetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 21 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇻🇳 Vietnam