Castor vs Devil's Bit

Ricinus communis compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Devil's Bit
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Malpighiales (मालपिग्यालेस)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Ruellia
Species	Ricinus communis	Ruellia tuberosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Devil's Bit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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