Castor vs Lagos-rubber

Ricinus communis compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Funtumia
Species	Ricinus communis	Funtumia africana

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Lagos-rubber share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Lagos-rubber
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).

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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 3 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India