Ricin vs Chat de Chine

Ricinus communis compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Chat de Chine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Chat de Chine
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ricinus	Prionailurus
Species	Ricinus communis	Prionailurus bengalensis

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Chat de Chine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Chat de Chine
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).

Chat de Chine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Philippines and Taiwan.

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 2 countries:

🇵🇭 Philippines 🇹🇼 Taiwan