African yellowwood vs cagamuja

Annickia chlorantha compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• African yellowwood is Least Concern while cagamuja is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellowwood	cagamuja
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Annonaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Annickia	Ricinus
Species	Annickia chlorantha	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

African yellowwood and cagamuja share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African yellowwood

LC — Least Concern

cagamuja

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellowwood	cagamuja
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellowwood

Habitat

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

cagamuja

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).

African yellowwood

The African yellowwood (Annickia chlorantha) is a species in the genus Annickia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

cagamuja

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