Ricin vs jamélongue

Ricinus communis compared with Syzygium cumini

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while jamélongue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	jamélongue
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Syzygium
Species	Ricinus communis	Syzygium cumini

Evolutionary Relationship

Ricin and jamélongue share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

jamélongue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	jamélongue
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).

jamélongue

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical 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 (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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 39 countries:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe