Ricin vs Souchet difforme

Ricinus communis compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Ricin is Not Evaluated while Souchet difforme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	Souchet difforme
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	Cyperus
Species	Ricinus communis	Cyperus difformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ricin and Souchet difforme share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Souchet difforme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	Souchet difforme
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).

Souchet difforme

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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 36 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam