Castor vs Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Ricinus communis compared with Erebia melampus

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Lesser Mountain Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ricinus	Erebia
Species	Ricinus communis	Erebia melampus

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
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).

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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 3 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy