Castor vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Ricinus communis compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Ranunculus
Species	Ricinus communis	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
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).

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States