Castor vs Lobed stingaree

Ricinus communis compared with Urolophus lobatus

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Lobed stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Lobed stingaree
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Urolophidae
Genus	Ricinus	Urolophus
Species	Ricinus communis	Urolophus lobatus

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Lobed stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Lobed stingaree
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).

Lobed stingaree

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