Ricin vs Couscous Noir

Ricinus communis compared with Phalanger vestitus

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Couscous Noir is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Couscous Noir
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Ricinus	Phalanger
Species	Ricinus communis	Phalanger vestitus

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Couscous Noir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Couscous Noir
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).

Couscous Noir

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