Castor vs Seagrape

Ricinus communis compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Seagrape is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Seagrape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Coccoloba
Species	Ricinus communis	Coccoloba uvifera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Seagrape
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).

Seagrape

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, 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 10 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States