Bassarai rusé vs Ricin

Bassariscus sumichrasti compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Bassarai rusé is Least Concern while Ricin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bassarai rusé	Ricin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Bassariscus	Ricinus
Species	Bassariscus sumichrasti	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Bassarai rusé

LC — Least Concern

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bassarai rusé	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bassarai rusé

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Bassarai rusé

The Cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti) is a species in the genus Bassariscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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