Castor vs Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper

Ricinus communis compared with Stenobothrus rubicundulus

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Acrididae
Genus	Ricinus	Stenobothrus
Species	Ricinus communis	Stenobothrus rubicundulus

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper
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).

Wing-buzzing Toothed Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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