cagamuja vs bajagua

Ricinus communis compared with Senna alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cagamuja	bajagua
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Senna
Species	Ricinus communis	Senna alata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

cagamuja

NE — Not Evaluated

bajagua

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cagamuja	bajagua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

bajagua

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 41 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇬 Togo 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇲 Zambia