Rizinus vs Echte Walnuss

Ricinus communis compared with Juglans regia

Key Differences

• Rizinus is Not Evaluated while Echte Walnuss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Echte Walnuss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rizinus	Echte Walnuss
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).

Echte Walnuss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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 25 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇾 Libya 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇾🇪 Yemen