Castor vs Jointed Charlock

Ricinus communis compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Jointed Charlock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Raphanus
Species	Ricinus communis	Raphanus raphanistrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Jointed Charlock
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).

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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 29 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇷 Iran 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe