Castor vs Peruvian groundcherry

Ricinus communis compared with Physalis peruviana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Peruvian groundcherry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Physalis
Species	Ricinus communis	Physalis peruviana

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Peruvian groundcherry share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Peruvian groundcherry
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).

Peruvian groundcherry

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (29 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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 60 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇹 Malta 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe