cystoptère grêle vs Ricin

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cystoptère grêle Ricin
Kingdom same Plantae (plante) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Tracheophyta Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Cystopteridaceae Euphorbiaceae
Genus Cystopteris Ricinus
Species Cystopteris tenuis Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

cystoptère grêle and Ricin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plante)

Conservation Status

cystoptère grêle

NE — Not Evaluated

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cystoptère grêle Ricin
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cystoptère grêle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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).

cystoptère grêle

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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:

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