Grèbe de l'Atitlan vs Ricin

Podilymbus gigas compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Grèbe de l'Atitlan is Extinct while Ricin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grèbe de l'Atitlan	Ricin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Podicipedidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Podilymbus	Ricinus
Species	Podilymbus gigas	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Grèbe de l'Atitlan

EX — Extinct

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grèbe de l'Atitlan	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grèbe de l'Atitlan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

Grèbe de l'Atitlan

The Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) is a species in the genus Podilymbus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway