Castor vs Mountain Saffron

Ricinus communis compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Mountain Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Ricinus	Solorina
Species	Ricinus communis	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Mountain Saffron
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).

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden