Pastenague à nez pointu vs Ricin

Pateobatis jenkinsii compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Pastenague à nez pointu is Vulnerable while Ricin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pastenague à nez pointu	Ricin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dasyatidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pateobatis	Ricinus
Species	Pateobatis jenkinsii	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Pastenague à nez pointu

VU — Vulnerable

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pastenague à nez pointu	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pastenague à nez pointu

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).

Pastenague à nez pointu

The Brown Stingray (Pateobatis jenkinsii) is a species in the genus Pateobatis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. As a member of the genus Pateobatis, it shares characteristics with related species within this taxonomic group.

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