Bed-jacket vs Castor

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malpighiales (मालपिग्यालेस)
Family	Sapindaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Ricinus
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Castor share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Castor

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).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Castor

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