Gemeine Schafgarbe vs Rizinus

Achillea millefolium compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Gemeine Schafgarbe is Least Concern while Rizinus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schafgarbe	Rizinus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Asternartige)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Achillea	Ricinus
Species	Achillea millefolium	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schafgarbe

LC — Least Concern

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schafgarbe	Rizinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Schafgarbe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic 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 (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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).

Gemeine Schafgarbe

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

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 20 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States