Castor vs White Pine Blister Rust

Ricinus communis compared with Cronartium ribicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	White Pine Blister Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Cronartium
Species	Ricinus communis	Cronartium ribicola

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

White Pine Blister Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	White Pine Blister Rust
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).

White Pine Blister Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Mexico, 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 10 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇳 China 🇫🇷 France 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States