Castor vs Madeira ray

Ricinus communis compared with Raja maderensis

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Madeira ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Madeira ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Ricinus	Raja
Species	Ricinus communis	Raja maderensis

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Madeira ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Madeira ray
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).

Madeira ray

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