Ricin vs Merle du Karoo

Ricinus communis compared with Turdus smithi

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Merle du Karoo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Merle du Karoo
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Turdidae
Genus	Ricinus	Turdus
Species	Ricinus communis	Turdus smithi

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Merle du Karoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Merle du Karoo
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).

Merle du Karoo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway