Castor vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Ricinus communis compared with Puccinia cladii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)	Pucciniales (サビキン目)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Puccinia
Species	Ricinus communis	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Great Fen Sedge Rust
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).

Great Fen Sedge Rust

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