Castor vs Wild Oil Nut

Ricinus communis compared with Jatropha divaricata

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Wild Oil Nut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Wild Oil Nut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Jatropha
Species	Ricinus communis	Jatropha divaricata

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Wild Oil Nut share a common ancestor at the Family level: Euphorbiaceae.

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Oil Nut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Wild Oil Nut
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).

Wild Oil Nut

Habitat

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

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