Castor vs Short Sharp-tail Bee

Ricinus communis compared with Coelioxys afra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Short Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Ricinus	Coelioxys
Species	Ricinus communis	Coelioxys afra

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Short Sharp-tail Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Short Sharp-tail Bee
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).

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (8 countries) and Europe (Luxembourg).

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 5 countries:

🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇬 Togo