Bastard-Klee vs Rizinus

Trifolium hybridum compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Bastard-Klee is Least Concern while Rizinus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard-Klee	Rizinus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Fabaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Trifolium	Ricinus
Species	Trifolium hybridum	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bastard-Klee and Rizinus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bastard-Klee

LC — Least Concern

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard-Klee	Rizinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard-Klee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

Rizinus

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).

Bastard-Klee

The Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) is a species in the genus Trifolium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re.

Rizinus

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 22 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States