Castor vs southern root-knot nematode

Ricinus communis compared with Meloidogyne incognita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	southern root-knot nematode
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Nematoda (Roundworms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chromadorea (Chromadorea)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rhabditida (Rhabditida)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Meloidogynidae
Genus	Ricinus	Meloidogyne
Species	Ricinus communis	Meloidogyne incognita

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

southern root-knot nematode

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	southern root-knot nematode
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).

southern root-knot nematode

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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 11 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States