Castor vs Quinine tree

Ricinus communis compared with Cinchona pubescens

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Quinine tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Quinine tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Cinchona
Species	Ricinus communis	Cinchona pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Quinine tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Quinine tree
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).

Quinine tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Norway), North America (Jamaica, United States), and South America (Bolivia, Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 12 countries:

🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇳🇴 Norway 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States