Castor vs Logwood

Ricinus communis compared with Haematoxylum campechianum

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Logwood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Logwood
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	Haematoxylum
Species	Ricinus communis	Haematoxylum campechianum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Logwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Logwood
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).

Logwood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela).

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 23 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela