Cascade Mountain-Ash vs Rizinus

Sorbus scopulina compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Cascade Mountain-Ash is Least Concern while Rizinus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Mountain-Ash	Rizinus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Rosenartige)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sorbus	Ricinus
Species	Sorbus scopulina	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cascade Mountain-Ash and Rizinus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Cascade Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Mountain-Ash	Rizinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Mountain-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and 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).

Cascade Mountain-Ash

The Cascade Mountain-ash (Sorbus scopulina) is a species in the genus Sorbus. 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States