Ricin vs Gilled lungfish

Ricinus communis compared with Protopterus amphibius

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Gilled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Protopteridae
Genus	Ricinus	Protopterus
Species	Ricinus communis	Protopterus amphibius

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Gilled lungfish
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).

Gilled lungfish

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