Castor vs Maui's paddle

Ricinus communis compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Maui's paddle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Ricinus communis	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Maui's paddle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Maui's paddle
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).

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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