Butter-Walnuss vs Rizinus

Juglans cinerea compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter-Walnuss	Rizinus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Juglandaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Juglans	Ricinus
Species	Juglans cinerea	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butter-Walnuss

NE — Not Evaluated

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter-Walnuss	Rizinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butter-Walnuss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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).

Butter-Walnuss

The Butternut (Juglans cinerea) is a species in the genus Juglans. 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 9 countries:

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