Castor vs Thistle Rust

Ricinus communis compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Thistle 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 suaveolens

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Thistle 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).

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States