Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde vs Rizinus

Calystegia sepium compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde is Least Concern while Rizinus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde	Rizinus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Calystegia	Ricinus
Species	Calystegia sepium	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde and Rizinus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde

LC — Least Concern

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde	Rizinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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).

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde

The Bearbind (Calystegia sepium) is a species in the genus Calystegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 11 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States