Castor vs Jerusalem thorn

Ricinus communis compared with Parkinsonia aculeata

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Jerusalem thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Jerusalem thorn
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	Parkinsonia
Species	Ricinus communis	Parkinsonia aculeata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Jerusalem thorn
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).

Jerusalem thorn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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 47 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇷 Mauritania 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe