Castor vs

Ricinus communis compared with Gomphonema utae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱)
Order	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)	Cymbellales (Cymbellales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Gomphonemataceae
Genus	Ricinus	Gomphonema
Species	Ricinus communis	Gomphonema utae

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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

Gomphonema utaeは、Gomphonemataceae科に属する淡水羽状珪藻で、粘液パッドや柄を通じて付着する足極に向かって細くなる特徴的な非対称棍棒形の殻を持つ。温帯地域の河川や湖沼の岩着生および着生群集に分布する。バイオフィルム形成に貢献し、水質の生物指標として利用される。