Castor vs Monkey Apple

Ricinus communis compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Monkey Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Monkey Apple
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	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)	Magnoliales (モクレン目)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Annona
Species	Ricinus communis	Annona glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Monkey Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Monkey Apple
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).

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 18 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇻🇳 Vietnam