Ricin vs Mongolian Hamster

Ricinus communis compared with Allocricetulus curtatus

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Mongolian Hamster
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ricinus	Allocricetulus
Species	Ricinus communis	Allocricetulus curtatus

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Mongolian Hamster
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).

Mongolian Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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