Castor vs Nundle Cycad

Ricinus communis compared with Macrozamia concinna

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Nundle Cycad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Nundle Cycad
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Macrozamia
Species	Ricinus communis	Macrozamia concinna

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Nundle Cycad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Nundle Cycad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Nundle Cycad
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).

Nundle Cycad

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