Ricin vs Mangue du Caméroun

Ricinus communis compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Mangue du Caméroun is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Mangue du Caméroun
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Ricinus	Crossarchus
Species	Ricinus communis	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Mangue du Caméroun

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Mangue du Caméroun
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Mangue du Caméroun

Habitat

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