Rizinus vs grünes Desmodium

Ricinus communis compared with Desmodium intortum

Key Differences

• Rizinus is Not Evaluated while grünes Desmodium is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rizinus	grünes Desmodium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Desmodium
Species	Ricinus communis	Desmodium intortum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

grünes Desmodium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rizinus	grünes Desmodium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

grünes Desmodium

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

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 13 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇲 Zambia