Castor vs Stinking iris

Ricinus communis compared with Iris foetidissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Stinking iris
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)	Mantodea (カマキリ目)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ricinus	Iris
Species	Ricinus communis	Iris foetidissima

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Stinking iris
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).

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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 8 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States