Castor vs Mottled dutchman's pipe

Ricinus communis compared with Aristolochia labiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Mottled dutchman's pipe
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Aristolochiaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Aristolochia
Species	Ricinus communis	Aristolochia labiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Mottled dutchman's pipe share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Mottled dutchman's pipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Mottled dutchman's pipe
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).

Mottled dutchman's pipe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), India, and United States.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇮🇳 India 🇺🇸 United States