cagamuja vs hierba del pollo

Ricinus communis compared with Alternanthera pungens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cagamuja	hierba del pollo
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Alternanthera
Species	Ricinus communis	Alternanthera pungens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

cagamuja

NE — Not Evaluated

hierba del pollo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cagamuja	hierba del pollo
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).

hierba del pollo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), 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 30 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇱 Israel 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe