Castor vs Pampas fox

Ricinus communis compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Pampas fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Pampas fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Ricinus	Lycalopex
Species	Ricinus communis	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Pampas fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Pampas fox
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).

Pampas fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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