Rizinus vs Spanischer Maulwurf

Ricinus communis compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Rizinus is Not Evaluated while Spanischer Maulwurf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rizinus	Spanischer Maulwurf
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ricinus	Talpa
Species	Ricinus communis	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Spanischer Maulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rizinus	Spanischer Maulwurf
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).

Spanischer Maulwurf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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