Ricin vs Coeur de Boeuf

Ricinus communis compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Coeur de Boeuf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Coeur de Boeuf
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Annona
Species	Ricinus communis	Annona glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Coeur de Boeuf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Coeur de Boeuf
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).

Coeur de Boeuf

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 18 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇻🇳 Vietnam