Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Castor

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Manihot	Ricinus
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buckeye-leafed Cassava and Castor share a common ancestor at the Family level: Euphorbiaceae.

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

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).

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. 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