Castor vs Sieva bean

Ricinus communis compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Sieva bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Phaseolus
Species	Ricinus communis	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Sieva bean
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).

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 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 29 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇬 Togo 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela