Avoine Animée vs Ricin

Avena sterilis compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Avoine Animée	Ricin
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Avena	Ricinus
Species	Avena sterilis	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Avoine Animée and Ricin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Avoine Animée

NE — Not Evaluated

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Avoine Animée	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Avoine Animée

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Uzbekistan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Ricin

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).

Avoine Animée

The Animated oat (Avena sterilis) is a species in the genus Avena. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Ricin

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 24 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States