Castor vs Petty spurge

Ricinus communis compared with Euphorbia peplus

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Petty spurge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Petty spurge
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Euphorbia
Species	Ricinus communis	Euphorbia peplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Petty spurge share a common ancestor at the Family level: Euphorbiaceae.

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Petty spurge
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).

Petty spurge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Tonga), and South America (6 countries).

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 37 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe