Ricin vs Pipistrelle de Madère

Ricinus communis compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Pipistrelle de Madère is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Pipistrelle de Madère
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ricinus	Pipistrellus
Species	Ricinus communis	Pipistrellus maderensis

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Pipistrelle de Madère

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Pipistrelle de Madère
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).

Pipistrelle de Madère

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇵🇹 Portugal