Castor vs Mexican Flameknee

Ricinus communis compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Ricinus	Brachypelma
Species	Ricinus communis	Brachypelma auratum

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Mexican Flameknee
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).

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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