Castor vs Phoma blight

Ricinus communis compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Dothideomycetes (クロイボタケ綱)
Order	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)	Pleosporales (プレオスポラ目)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Epicoccum
Species	Ricinus communis	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Phoma blight
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).

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States