pied-de-coq vs Ricin

Echinochloa crus-galli compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pied-de-coq	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	Echinochloa	Ricinus
Species	Echinochloa crus-galli	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

pied-de-coq and Ricin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

pied-de-coq

NE — Not Evaluated

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pied-de-coq	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pied-de-coq

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), 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).

pied-de-coq

The Barnyard Grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) is a species in the genus Echinochloa. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palea

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 50 countries:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe