Castor vs Panamic stingray

Ricinus communis compared with Urotrygon aspidura

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Panamic stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Panamic stingray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Ricinus	Urotrygon
Species	Ricinus communis	Urotrygon aspidura

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Panamic stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Panamic stingray
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).

Panamic stingray

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