Ricin vs laîche à pilules

Ricinus communis compared with Carex pilulifera

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while laîche à pilules is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	laîche à pilules
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Carex
Species	Ricinus communis	Carex pilulifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Ricin and laîche à pilules share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

laîche à pilules

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	laîche à pilules
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).

laîche à pilules

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 5 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden