Castor vs Red-blotched river stingray

Ricinus communis compared with Potamotrygon ocellata

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Red-blotched river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Red-blotched river stingray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Ricinus	Potamotrygon
Species	Ricinus communis	Potamotrygon ocellata

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-blotched river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Red-blotched river 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).

Red-blotched river 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