Ricin vs Poto de Bosman

Ricinus communis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Poto de Bosman is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Poto de Bosman
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Ricinus	Perodicticus
Species	Ricinus communis	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Poto de Bosman

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Poto de Bosman
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).

Poto de Bosman

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